Music defined

Definition of music

1a :the science or art of ordering tones or sounds in succession, in combination, and in temporal relationships to produce a composition having unity and continuity

b :vocal, instrumental, or mechanical sounds having rhythm, melody, or harmony

• choral music

• piano music

• recorded music

2a :an agreeable sound :euphony

• her voice was music to my ears

• the music of a nightingale

b :musical quality

• the music of verse

• the music of lovingly orchestrated words

• —Saturday Review

3:a musical accompaniment

• a play set to music

4:the score (see 1score 6a) of a musical composition set down on paper

• leafing through the music

5:a distinctive type or category of music

There are many different types of music - here are a few

• rock music

• jazz music

• classical music

country music