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s of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons. Musical, or Music, box, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. -- Musical fi…

A social musical party. [Colloq.]

In a musical manner.

The quality of being musical.

Inharmonious; unmusical; discordant. Bacon.

Loving music. [R.]Busby.

ng of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. -- A sharp (A#) is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A) is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G.

A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria.

A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See Antiphony, and Antiphone.

ng a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.

A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.

To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; as, to attune the voice to a harp.

A zitherlike musical instrument, provided with dampers which, when depressed, deaden some strings, leaving free others that form a chord.

A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland.

A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals.

The conductor of a musical band.

A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a pandore.

A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.

A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.

The lowest part in a musical composition.