Leona Anderson - Music To Suffer By
Music:
Main Entry: mu·sic
Pronunciation: \ˈmyü-zik\
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English musik, from Anglo-French musike, from Latin musica, from Greek mousikē any art presided over by the Muses, especially music, from feminine of mousikos of the Muses, from Mousa Muse
Date: 13th century
1 a: 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
2 a: an agreeable sound : euphony "her voice was music to my ears" b: musical quality "the music of verse"
3: a musical accompaniment "a play set to music"
4: the score of a musical composition set down on paper
5: a distinctive type or category of music "there is a music for everybody — Eric Salzman"
from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
