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roduced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from instrumental music.

Stringed instruments. Dr. W. Smith. To the chief musician on Neginoth. Ps. iv. 9heading).

A term supposed to mean, perforated wind instruments of music, as pipes or flutes. Ps. v. (heading).

ntal composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's "Midsummer-Night's Dream" music.

Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band. [Obs.] Milton. The king has his noise of gypsies. B. Jonson.

ation. A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale. Moore (Encyc. of Music. )

A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.

Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.] Such prompt eloquence Flowed from their lips, in prose or numerous verse. Milton. -- Nu"mer*ous*ly, adv. -- Nu"mer*ous*ness, n.

A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style. Hangs odes upon hawthorns and elegies on brambles. Shak. O! run; prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet. Milton. Od…

in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances.

A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama.

A short, light, musical drama.

three octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass tubas. Moore (Encyc. of Music).

A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition.

t or poem, founded on some Scripture nerrative, or great divine event, elaborately set to music, in recitative, arias, grand choruses, etc., to be sung with an orchestral accompaniment, but without action, scenery, or costume, although the oratorio grew out of the Mysteries and the Miracle and Passion plays, which were…

ard by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians.

The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; -- called also instrumentation.

A large music box imitating a variety of orchestral instruments.

llow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note.

A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards.