Music hall

Music hall
Music Mu"sic, n. [F. musique, fr. L. musica, Gr. ? (sc. ?), any art over which the Muses presided, especially music, lyric poetry set and sung to music, fr. ? belonging to Muses or fine arts, fr. ? Muse.] 1. The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear. [1913 Webster]

Note: Not all sounds are tones. Sounds may be unmusical and yet please the ear. Music deals with tones, and with no other sounds. See {Tone}. [1913 Webster]

2. (a) Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones. (b) Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones. [1913 Webster]

3. The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score. [1913 Webster]

4. Love of music; capacity of enjoying music. [1913 Webster]

The man that hath no music in himself Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5. (Zo["o]l.) A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See {Stridulation}. [1913 Webster]

{Magic music}, a game in which a person is guided in finding a hidden article, or in doing a specific art required, by music which is made more loud or rapid as he approaches success, and slower as he recedes. --Tennyson.

{Music box}. See {Musical box}, under {Musical}.

{Music hall}, a place for public musical entertainments.

{Music loft}, a gallery for musicians, as in a dancing room or a church.

{Music of the spheres}, the harmony supposed to be produced by the accordant movement of the celestial spheres.

{Music paper}, paper ruled with the musical staff, for the use of composers and copyists.

{Music pen}, a pen for ruling at one time the five lines of the musical staff.

{Music shell} (Zo["o]l.), a handsomely colored marine gastropod shell ({Voluta musica}) found in the East Indies; -- so called because the color markings often resemble printed music. Sometimes applied to other shells similarly marked.

{To face the music}, to meet any disagreeable necessity, such as a reprimand for an error or misdeed, without flinching. [Colloq. or Slang] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • MUSIC-HALL — Au milieu du XIXe siècle, un cabaretier londonien a l’idée de présenter sur une scène des chanteurs professionnels. Il ouvre un établissement sous le nom de Canterbury Music Hall. Le terme est lancé, il fera le tour du monde. Music hall se dit du …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Music-Hall — Le music hall est une grande salle de spectacle où se produisent des artistes de variétés. Anglicisme au départ, ce mot sera utilisé par Joseph Oller pour désigner un spectacle de variétés. Sommaire 1 Théorie 2 Histoire 2.1 À Londres …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • music hall — music halls also music hall 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Music hall was a popular form of entertainment in the theatre in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It consisted of a series of performances by comedians, singers, and dancers. [mainly… …   English dictionary

  • Music hall — A place for public musical entertainments; specif. (Eng.), esp. a public hall for vaudeville performances, in which smoking and drinking are usually allowed in the auditorium. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • music hall — n BrE 1.) [U] a type of entertainment in the theatre in the 19th and early 20th century consisting of performances by singers, dancers, and people telling jokes = ↑vaudeville 2.) a theatre used for music hall shows …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • music-hall — (del inglés; pronunciamos miúsic jol ) sustantivo masculino 1. Espectáculo de variedades en el que alternan los números musicales con los cómicos y los de magia: Santiago quería trabajar como ilusionista en un music hall …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

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  • music hall — music hall. (Voz ingl.). m. Sala que ofrece espectáculos de variedades. || 2. Espectáculo de variedades. || 3. Género al que pertenece este tipo de espectáculos …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • music-hall — / mju:zik hɔl/, it. /mjuzi k:ɔl/ s. ingl. (propr. sala di musica ), usato in ital. al masch. (teatr.) [tipo di spettacolo di intrattenimento che alterna brani recitati e brani cantati e, anche, il locale in cui si allestiscono tali spettacoli]… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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