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Vocal music colored, as it were, by florid ornaments, runs, or rapid passages.

liar sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes, prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style; definitions should be colorless.

To hold intercourse; to commune. Milton. Commercing with himself. Tennyson. Musicians . . . taught the people in angelic harmonies to commerce with heaven. Prof. Wilson.

One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music. If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in them, they at least . . . show an honest industry and a good intention in the composer. Addison. His [Mozart's] most brilliant and solid glory is founded upon his talents as a composer. Moore (Encyc…

erary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as, the composition of a poem or a piece of music. "The constant habit of elaborate composition." Macaulay.

osed; a composition. [Obs.] Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure [in music] and teaching. Evelyn.

Musical accordance or harmony; concord. Let us in concert to the season sing. Cowper.

A small musical imstrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads.

To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

A public place of instruction in any special branch, esp. music and the arts. [See Conservatory, 3].

on, designed to preserve and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art, esp. music.

Harmony of sounds; concert, as of musical instruments. [Obs.] Milton. To make a sad consort`; Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs. Spenser.

ed succession." Locke. Continued bass (Mus.), a bass continued through an entire piece of music, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures beneath the bass; the same as thorough bass or figured bass; basso continuo. [It.] -- Continued fever (Med.), a fever which presents no interruption in its cours…

Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice.

(Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.

ively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books.

t; a tonic. The brain, with its proper corroborants, especially with sweet odors and with music. Southey.

portance. Symbolic dances are given by the young men of the tribe, while the women act as musicians.

of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.

One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble; high tenor. Counter-tenor clef (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the third line; -- also called alto clef.