Music theoryMusic theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music.
Doctor of Musical ArtsA Doctor of Musical Arts (abbreviated DMA) is a professional doctoral degree in music. For survey and census purposes, it is also classified as a research doctorate by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in order to distinguish it from the Doctor of Medicine (MD) and other degrees that endow its recipients authority to practice in a specific profession (medicine, law, etc.).
SongwriterA songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in classical music and film and video game scoring. A songwriter who mainly writes the lyrics for a song is referred to as a lyricist.
Singer-songwriterA singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk-acoustic tradition with a guitar, although this role has transmuted through different eras of popular music. Traditionally, these musicians would write and singsongs personal to them. Singer-songwriters often provide the sole musical accompaniment to an entire song.
Classical musicBroad tradition of Western art musicMembers of a youth orchestra standing to acknowledge applause after performing.Classical music is a tradition of art music in the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" can also be applied to non-Western art musics.
SongA song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually made of sections that are repeated or performed with variation later. A song without instruments is said to be a cappella. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics.
MusicMusic is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are.
Thomas MorleyThomas Morley (1557–early October 1602) was an English composer, theorist, singer, and organist of late Renaissance music. He was one of the foremost members of the English Madrigal School.
LatinLatin (lingua Latina or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire.
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Oxford English DictionaryHistorical dictionary of the English languageThe Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.
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