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Definition: Musical |
MusicalAdjective1. Characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical evening"; "musical instruments". 2. Talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical family". 3. Characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy". 4. Containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark". Noun1. A play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "musical" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
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Aleatoric (or aleatory) music or composition, is music where some element of the composition is left to chance.
One of the earliest aleatoric compositions was the Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Musikalisches Würfelspiel or Musical Dice Game, which consisted of a set of musical measures and a procedure for selecting them based on the throwing of a number of dice.
Much of the best known aleatoric music is by John Cage, who was in part inspired by his friend Morton Feldman who was making experiments with chance in music in the 1950s. Cage used the I Ching in the composition of his music in order to introduce an element of chance over which he would have no control. The first time he used it was in the Music of Changes for solo piano in 1951, to determine which notes should be used and when they should sound. He used chance in other ways as well; Imaginary Landscape No. 4 (1951) is written for twelve radio receivers. Each radio has two players, one to control the frequency the radio is tuned to, the other to control the volume level. Cage wrote very precise instructions in the score about how the performers should set their radios and change them over time, but he could not control the actual sound coming out of them, which was dependent on whatever radio shows were playing at that particular place and time of performance.
One of Cage's other pieces, HPSCHD, itself composed using chance procedures, uses music from Mozart's Musikalisches Würfelspiel, referred to above, as well as original music.
Other aleatoric composers include Henry Brant, Witold Lutoslawski and Lukas Foss.
The term "aleatory" is not always applied to music where there composer does not maintain full control over the piece. In pieces where certain decisions are left up to the performer, but are not a matter of chance, the terms indeterminate music or limited aleatory are sometimes used.
See also:
- Generative music
- Algorithmic music
- aleatory
- Ambient music
- Anigraphical music
External links
- http://sunsite.univie.ac.at/Mozart/dice/
- http://www.sciencenews.org/20010901/mathtrek.asp
- http://www.anigraphical.com/
Douglas Hofstadter, writing in Gödel, Escher, Bach, punningly characterises some of the musical compositions of John Cage by using the acronym CAGE to stand for Composition of Aleatorically Generated Elements, in contrast to a Beautiful Aperiodic Crystal of Harmony (or BACH).
Some aleatoric music, such as that of the Mangabros, is inspired by the book The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Aleatoric music."
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The 1953 film, Calamity Jane, unlike most musicals, originated in Hollywood and only later transferred to the stage. It is loosely based on the life of Wild West heroine, Calamity Jane.The film was devised by Warner Brothers in response to the success of Annie Get Your Gun. It starred Doris Day as Calamity Jane and Howard Keel as Wild Bill Hickok.
The score, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, includes such classic songs as:
- "The Deadwood Stage"
- "Windy City"
- "The Black Hills of Dakota"
- "Secret Love" (winner of Academy Award for best song in a movie, 1953)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Calamity Jane (musical)."
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Broadly speaking, music is the eloquent arrangement of sound and silence. The actual definition of music is hotly contested, and sounds accepted as music vary according to historical era and culture, but it is usually held that the sounds must at least be consciously organized, either by an individual or a group.Most music is made of tones (symbolized by musical notes) with definite pitcheses. Different tones played one after the other constitute a melody, while tones played simultaneously make chordss and harmony. Unpitched sounds are often provided by percussion. The temporal organisation of these elements is rhythm.
Writing music
Music can be written in advance of a performance by a composer or songwriter. In such cases, the musician or musicians playing the piece (who may or may not also be the people who wrote it) broadly follow the instructions the composer has given them, which may be written down using musical notation in the form of sheet music. Alternatively, the music may be more-or-less made up by the performers as they go along (improvisation).
Performing music
Music can be performed by a single musician, or several may band together to form a musical ensemble such as a rock band or orchestra. The music they make can be heard through several media; the most traditional way is to hear it live, in the presence of the musicians. Live music can also be broadcast over the radio or television, although this experience is closer to playing back a sound recording or watching a music video. Sometimes, live performances incorporate prerecorded sounds; for example, a DJ uses records for scratching. Of course, you can also create music yourself, by singing, playing a musical instrument, or composing. Modern beginners usually try the guitar or the piano as a first instrument.Deaf people can experience music by feeling the vibrations in their body; the most famous example of a deaf musician is the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who composed many famous works even after he had completely lost his hearing. In more modern times, Evelyn Glennie, who has been deaf since the age of twelve, is a highly acclaimed percussionist.
Education
People take music lessons when they want to learn to play music. Musicology is a broad field charged with the historical and scientific study of music, including music theory and music history.
Genres
Since music is an ancient art, an extremely large number of musical genres have evolved. Among the larger genres are classical music, popular music (including rock and roll) and folk music. The term world music is applied to a wide range of music with an "ethnic" element. Ethnomusicology is the study of these genres in an anthropological context.
See also
nds:Musik simple:Music
- List of musical topics
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Music."
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A musical film belongs to a film genre that features songs, sung by the actors, interwoven into the narrative. The songs are usually used to advance the plot or develop the film's characters. A sub-genre of the musical is the musical comedy, which includes a strong element of humour as well as the usual music, dancing and storyline.The musical is responsible for the transition from silent film to sound film in the development of the motion picture. The popularity of movies grew rapidly during the golden days of the silent film era, but the concept of "talking pictures" was considered a risky investment by the major Hollywood studios, until the Warner Bros studio took the leap and produced The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson. Jolson's song "Mammy" in the picture forever changed the medium of film, and it jolted Hollywood into the era of sound.
As Hollywood adapted to sound films, musicals were an important part of Hollywood's movie output, ranking alongside action movies (Westerns), dramas, and comedies. Musical stars such as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were among the most popular and highly respected personalities in Hollywood, and many regular actors gladly participated in musicals as a way to break away from their typical typecast roles. For instance, James Cagney had originally risen to fame on the stage as a singer and dancer, and he was highly talented; but his repeated casting in "tough guy" roles and gangster movies gave him few chances to display these talents. Cagney's Oscar-winning role in Yankee Doodle Dandy allowed him to sing and dance, and he considered it to be one of his finest moments.
Many comedies (and a few dramas) included their own musical numbers. The Marx Brothers' movies included a musical number in nearly every film, allowing the Marx Brothers themselves to highlight their own musical talents.
The musical in film was a natural development from the stage musical. Typically the biggest difference between the movie musical and the musical theater is the use of lavish background scenery which would be impractical in a theater. Many musical films, e.g. Oklahoma and The Sound of Music, are straightforward adaptations or restagings of successful stage productions. Others, e.g. Moulin Rouge, were specifically written for the screen, and some, such as Singin' in the Rain, have made a reverse transition from their original screen version to a successful stage format at a much later date. The trend in modern film-making is not to make a "musical" as such, but to use a lot of background music by popular rock or pop bands in the hopes of selling the soundtrack album to fans. There are exceptions to this rule, and films about actors, dancers or singers have been made as successful modern-style musicals, with the music as an intrinsic part of the storyline. The other exception to the rule is children's animated movies. These almost always include traditional musical numbers, and some of them (eg Beauty and the Beast) have later become full live stage productions.
Famous film musicals include:
Live action:
Animated musicals (mostly by Disney):
- 1930s
- On the Avenue
- One Hour With You
- Top Hat
- The Wizard of Oz
- 1940s
- Holiday Inn
- Yankee Doodle Dandy
- 1950s
- An American in Paris
- Carousel
- Guys and Dolls
- High Society
- Kiss Me Kate
- Oklahoma
- Peter Pan
- Singin' in the Rain
- South Pacific
- The King and I
- 1960s
- Camelot
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Gigi
- Hello, Dolly
- Mary Poppins
- My Fair Lady
- Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
- The Sound of Music
- West Side Story
- 1970s
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Saturday Night Fever
- 1980s
- Fame
- Flashdance
- Purple Rain
- Victor/Victoria
- 1990s
- Everyone Says I Love You
- Sister Act
- 2000s
- Dancer in the Dark
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- Moulin Rouge
- Chicago
- Anastasia
- Aladdin
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Lion King
- The Little Mermaid
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Musical film."
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Musical theater is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance routines, and spoken dialogue. It is closely related to opera, being distinguished by the use of popular music of various forms, and the use of non-sung dialogue (though some musicals are entirely sung, and some operas have spoken dialogue, such as Carmen), and the avoidance of many operatic conventions.The sung lyrics of a musical are referred to as its libretto (originally an opera term); the music itself is the score; and the combination of the spoken dialogue and the sung libretto is often referred to as the book of the musical.
Musical theater has been the basis for a number of successful musical movies. Efforts to adapt musical theater to television have been more problematic. Some successful television adaptations include Cinderella and Peter Pan: other efforts, such as the spectacularly unsuccessful series Cop Rock have met with less acclaim.
Some popular televisions series have set one single episode in the style of a musical as a play on their usual format. (Examples include episodes of Ally McBeal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer 's episode "Once More with Feeling", or Oz's "Variety").
History
- Operetta (Gilbert and Sullivan etc.)
- Vaudeville
- The golden age (1940s/1950s)
- The 1980s musical boom
- Smaller musicals etc.
Famous Composers/Writers
- Irving Berlin
- Leonard Bernstein
- Mel Brooks
- Marc Connelly
- Fred Ebb
- Edna Ferber
- George Gershwin
- Ira Gershwin
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Otto Harbach
- Lorenz Hart
- Moss Hart
- John Kander
- George S. Kaufman
- Jerome Kern
- Alan J. Lerner
- Frank Loesser
- Frederic Loewe
- Cole Porter
- Tim Rice
- Mary Rodgers
- Richard Rodgers
- Stephen Sondheim
- Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Meredith Willson
- P. G. Wodehouse
Famous performers in musical theater
See also Broadway, musical film, list of musicals
- George M. Cohan
- Michael Crawford
- Nathan Lane
- Gertrude Lawrence
- Mary Martin
- Ethel Merman
- Bernadette Peters
- John Raitt
- Lea Salonga
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Musical theater."
Synonyms: MusicalSynonyms: melodic (adj), melodious (adj), musical comedy (n), musical theater (n). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: unmelodious (adj), unmusical (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
The Drama | Play, drama, stage play, piece, five-act play, tragedy, comedy, opera, vaudeville, comedietta, lever de rideau, interlude, afterpiece, exode, farce, divertissement, extravaganza, burletta, harlequinade, pantomime, burlesque, opera bouffe, ballet, spectacle, masque, drame comedie drame; melodrama, melodrame; comidie larmoyante, sensation drama; tragicomedy, farcical-comedy; monodrame monologue;duologue trilogy; charade, proverbs; mystery, miracle play; musical, musical comedy. |
Voice | Noun: voice; vocality; organ, lungs, bellows; good voice, fine voice, powerful voice; (loud); musical voice; intonation; tone of voice; (sound). |
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Screenplays | Sure! Make a musical! The new Don Lockwood (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden and Adolph Green.) I talked to the woman in musical therapy, and she said that Mozart's the boy for you. (Vertigo; writing credit: Pierre Boileau; Thomas Narcejac) It is the most intense musical experience a person can have (Caroline in the City; writing credit: Angela Carneiro) Is this a musical table (Flirting with Disaster; writing credit: David O. Russell) You! You are the worst thing to happen to musical theater since Andrew Lloyd Webber (Family Guy; writing credit: Dolores Payás) | |
Lyrics | Soul is in the musical (Vogue; performing artist: Madonna) If something ever happened to my musical thrill (Turn On Some Music; performing artist: Marvin Gaye) I know a room full of musical tunes (BIKE; performing artist: Pink Floyd) Musical entertainer the world had ever seen (Mephisto and Kevin; performing artist: Primus) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Great Western Musical Thunderbox (1974) Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments (1973) Érase una bella comedia musical (1973) About Me: A Musical (1971) Pornografi - en musical (1971) | |
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 | U.S. American National Red Cross Hospital No.5, Paris, France. : Patients with musical instruments. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | A musical trio plays for crewmen in the carrier's sickbay, 11 August 1945. The players are Musician 3rd Class Joseph Calicari (Violin), Musician 2nd Class Wilfred Batchelder (Base) and Musician 3rd Class Charles Apellonia (Accordion). Credit: NAVY. |
 | The musical exchange, 4th St. near 3rd Ave., N.Y. City. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Musical memory. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Vaudeville, musical comedy and circus units of W.P.A. by Harry Hopkins. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | What every husband knows. Man away from home over Sunday stops in at musical recital ... Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Institute of Musical Art, Claremont Ave. & 122nd St. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Group of African Americans, posed in front of building, many children in uniforms, some with musical instruments, and a sign reading "Do you want to vote?--Register here April 13, 1948". Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Weslaco, Texas. A member of the musical Drake family. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The "Hermit of Maine" playing the unique musical instrument, Freeport, Maine. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Saxophone close-ups 4" by Miriam Lewis Commentary: "Various close ups of saxophones that were taken as a study of the musical instrument." | "Hightechwall_2" by Kat Gruber Commentary: "This is a high tech musical hub. ." |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Synthesized harp and flutes playing in a South American musical style. | | A typical closing section to an American popular musical theater work. |
| Electric guitar playing musical note; a single tone plucked on a steel string guitar. | | Tuba and strings orchestration at a musical performance. |
| Musical note played on a recorder. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Henri B. Stendhal | I think no woman I have had ever gave me so sweet a moment, or at so light a price, as the moment I owe to a newly heard musical phrase. |
John Milton | Sweet bird, that shun the noise of folly, most musical, most melancholy! |
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Brahms has very little melodic invention . . . he excites and irritates our musical senses without wishing to satisfy them. |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | I assure you it has been the greatest satisfaction, comfort, and delight to me, to hear what a musical society I am got into |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | We dislike the musical notation of an infirmity |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | He gave me the names and descriptions of all the musical instruments, and the general terms of art in playing on each of them |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | They sang at intervals throughout the night, and were again as musical as ever just before and about dawn |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Learn to play a musical instrument. (references) | |
Most have excellent rote memory and musical ability, and become intensely interested in one or two subjects (sometimes to the exclusion of other topics). (references) | ||
Generally, RMDs affect individuals who perform repetitive tasks such as assembly line work, meatpacking, sewing, playing musical instruments, and computer work. The disorders may also affect individuals who engage in activities such as carpentry, gardening, tennis, and lifting children. (references) | ||
Business | It includes all literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works. (references) | |
Yamaha's data can be installed and operate electronic musical instruments. (references) | ||
Yamaha hopes that their on-line download business will help their musical instrument sales. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Saudi Arabia | During the year, the Government closed a number of Internet cafes, especially those established for women, after complaints that the cafes were being used for "immoral purposes." The Government censors all forms of public artistic expression and prohibits cinemas and public musical or theatrical performances, except those that are considered folkloric. (references) |
Singapore | The ISA, the UPA, and the Films Act allow the ban, seizure, censorship, or restriction of written, visual, or musical materials by these two agencies if they determine that such materials threaten the stability of the State, are pro-Communist, contravene moral norms, are pornographic, show excessive or gratuitous sex and violence, glamorize or promote drug use, or incite racial, religious, or linguistic animosities. (references) | |
Economic History | Kenya | Literary, musical and artistic works were already protected. (references) |
Human Rights | Afghanistan | On July 19, the Taliban banned the import of 30 items it claimed were "un-Islamic," including musical instruments, cassettes, and computer discs. (references) |
Minorities | Ghana | On May 20, the second Sunday of the ban, groups of young men attacked more charismatic churches, and stole musical equipment and money. (references) |
Slovak Republic | They also filed a complaint against a musical skinhead group called Judenmord (Murder of Jews), which has participated in several concerts in the country as well as in the neighboring Czech Republic. (references) | |
Political Economy | ALGERIA | A 1973 law provides broad copyright protection for books, plays, musical compositions, films, paintings, sculpture, and photographs. (references) |
PHILIPPINES | U.S. distributors report high levels of pirated optical discs of cinematographic, musical works, and computer games, and widespread unauthorized transmissions of motion pictures and other programming on cable television systems. (references) | |
POLAND | It came into force in 1994, once Poland passed a new Copyright Law that offers strong criminal and civil enforcement provisions and covers literary, musical, graphical, software, and audio-visual works, as well as industrial patterns. (references) | |
Trade | Israel | Specific labeling regulations apply to some consumer goods, paper products, handbags, musical recordings, fertilizers, insecticides, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, some food products, seeds, and alcoholic beverages. (references) |
Bahamas | In the 1996 budget, for example, the Bahamian Government lifted customs duties on a variety of imported goods, ranging from construction materials (nails, cement, sheetrock, plywood, etc.) to computers and computer parts, musical instruments and consumer electronic appliances. (references) | |
Argentina | Products affected include several processed foods, chemical products, plastic products, leather products, wood products, paper and paperboard, textiles and footwear, products made of glass, iron or steel, household appliances, musical instruments, furniture, toys, cigarettes, luxury products, and sporting goods. (references) | |
Travel | Chad | Articles such as clothing and other personal effects along with professional tools and devices, musical instruments, etc., may be allowed duty free entry for long term residents. (references) |
Japan | Regarding materials for exhibits, Japan is a member of the International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Materials under the ATA Carnet System (www.atacarnet.com). Use of a Carnet allows goods such as commercial and exhibition samples, professional equipment, musical instruments and television cameras to be carried or sent temporarily into a foreign country without paying duties or posting bonds. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave. Figuratively, any lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing performance. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
John Hartmann | Phil made money in a lot of directions. He was a Renaissance man. He was a brilliant artist who worked for me as my art department when I was managing a lot of top musical acts. And he did other album covers and logos and ad layouts, and he was a genius. |
Paul McCartney | We were musical. John and I had a little thing that was a little spark of something. The other guys were great musicians. We were a great little unit. |
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| "Musical" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.07% of the time. "Musical" is used about 2,802 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 98.07% | 2,748 | 3,347 |
| Noun (proper) | 1% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.93% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,802 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Japan | Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | South Korea | Samick Musical Instruments Co., Ltd. |
| USA | Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "musical": a musical family ♦ alexia musical ♦ doctor of Musical Arts ♦ exceedingly musical ♦ Harmonical or Musical ♦ musical accompaniment ♦ musical arrangement ♦ musical box ♦ musical bridge ♦ musical chairs ♦ musical comedy ♦ musical composition ♦ musical drama ♦ musical ear ♦ musical film ♦ musical fish ♦ musical genre ♦ musical glasses ♦ musical group ♦ musical harmony ♦ musical instrument ♦ musical Instrument Digital Interface ♦ musical instruments ♦ musical interval ♦ musical mode ♦ musical notation ♦ musical note ♦ musical octave ♦ musical organization ♦ musical passage ♦ musical perception ♦ musical performance ♦ musical phrase ♦ musical play ♦ musical proportion ♦ musical rhythm ♦ musical scale ♦ musical score ♦ musical soiree ♦ musical style ♦ musical theater ♦ musical theme ♦ musical time ♦ musical time signature ♦ musical version ♦ musical voice ♦ musical work ♦ musical writing ♦ play a musical instrument ♦ rock musical ♦ stringed musical instrument. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "musical": musical-chairs, musical-comedy. | |
Ending with "musical": non-musical. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
musical instrument | 3,599 | the lion king musical | 204 |
musical | 1,481 | nine musical | 199 |
musical e card | 887 | free musical greeting card | 187 |
broadway musical | 874 | musical card | 180 |
chicago the musical | 545 | hair musical | 180 |
cat musical | 447 | oklahoma musical | 175 |
musical note | 395 | musical fidelity | 168 |
musical greeting card | 380 | annie the musical | 141 |
dallas summer musical | 354 | buffy the musical | 139 |
musical lyrics | 341 | used musical instrument | 135 |
rent musical | 322 | musical terms | 130 |
video musical | 314 | musical gift | 125 |
american musical supply | 296 | musical ecard | 116 |
hairspray the musical | 281 | fame musical | 116 |
musical theater | 261 | menopause the musical | 114 |
musical keyboard | 245 | free musical card | 103 |
musical instrument sale | 239 | 1998 musical paul simon | 102 |
musical wicked | 233 | musical instrument picture | 94 |
musical greeting | 210 | musical equipment | 94 |
grease musical | 206 | chicago the musical lyrics | 94 |
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| Language | Translations for "musical"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | musiekinstrument (musical instrument). (various references) | |
Albanian | muzikor (harmonic), melodik (canorous, fluted, fluty, songful, tuny). (various references) | |
Arabic | مولع بالموسيقى, موسيقي (harmonic, musician, semiquaver), موسيقى غنائية, بارع في الموسيقى. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | с музикален съпровод, оперета (musical comedy, operetta), мюзикъл, музикален филм, музикален (music, tunable, tuneful), мелодичен (canorous, dulcet, euphonious, harmonious, mellifluent, mellifluous, melodic, melodious, orphean, songful, sonorous, sweet, tunable, tuneful, tuny), приятен (acceptable, agreeable, cheerful, clever, companionable, cozy, darling, easy, engaging, enjoyable, good, gracious, grateful, groovy, jocund, jolly, likable, likeable, likely, luscious, merry, nice, nice-looking, not unwelcome, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pretty, refreshing, rose colored, rose coloured, sapid, satisfying, savoury, soft, sweet, sympathetic, toothsome, welcome). (various references) | |
Chinese | 音乐 (Music). (various references) | |
Czech | muzikální, muzikál, hudební komedie, hudební (background, music box), hrací. (various references) | |
Danish | musical. (various references) | |
Dutch | muzikaal, muziek-. (various references) | |
Esperanto | muzikteatraĵo, muzikema, muzika komedio, muzika. (various references) | |
Faeroese | ljómhagur. (various references) | |
Farsi | موسقی دار, موزیکال , دارای اهنگ (Sonant). (various references) | |
Finnish | musikaalinen, soitannollinen, laulunäytelmä (musical comedy). (various references) | |
French | musical, mélomane, comédie musicale, chantant. (various references) | |
German | musikalisch (musically), musical, melodisch (lyrically, melodic, melodious, musically, tuneful, tunefully, tuny). (various references) | |
Greek | μουσικόσ (musician), μουσική ταινία, φιλόμουσοσ (philharmonic). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מוסיקלי, נגינתי, נגוני. (various references) | |
Hungarian | zenei (phrasing), zenés játék (musical comedy), zenés (cabaret). (various references) | |
Indonesian | komidi musik. (various references) | |
Irish | ceolmhar. (various references) | |
Italian | musicale. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 音楽映画 , ミドル級 (10^-3, aerogramme, communications within a small range, middleweight class, Mila Sohon, militarism, militarist, military look, milli-, millibar, milligram, millimeter, million, million seller, millionaire, millisecond, mimic, mi-mollet, mimosa, mineral, mineral water, Minerva, minestrone, mini, mini component, mini computer, mini floppy disk, mini size, mini theater, miniature, miniature car, minibuffer, minicar, minicomputer, mini-computer, minicycle, mini-disk, minifacsimile, minim, minimalist program, minimum, minimum access, minion, minipill, mini-skirt, ministate, Minnesota, Minolta, minute steak, miracle, mirage, mirror, mirror ball, mirror site, monitor, Muenchen, Muller, Munich, museum, music, music tape, music therapy, musical comedy, musical play, musical show, musician, mutant, mute, Myanmar). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おんがくえいが, ミュージカル . (various references) | |
Korean | 음악 (Music). (various references) | |
Manx | arraneagh (singer, tuneful, vocalist). (various references) | |
Papiamen | musikal. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | usicalmay.(various references) | |
Polish | muzyczny. (various references) | |
Portuguese | musical (music), melodioso (arioso, canorous, harmonious, melodious, music, songful, sonorous, sweet, tunable, tuneful, tuny), relativo à música (music), agradável (amiable, comely, congenial, cushy, delectable, delightful, easy, enjoyable, entertaining, fine, genial, gladsome, glorious, good-humored, good-humoured, goodly, good-natured, kindly, lovely, merry, music, neat, nice, nutty, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing, pretty, racy, restful, snug, sober-blooded, soft, songful, stunner, suave, taking, welcome, well-done, well-natured). (various references) | |
Romanian | muzical (melodious, musically). (various references) | |
Russian | комедия музыкальный, музыкальный (melodious, songful), мелодичный (canorous, fluted, harmonious, melodic, melodious, songful, tunable, tuneful). (various references) | |
Scottish | modhan (the sound of a bagpipe or other musical instrument), tiompan (a musical instrument - a cymbal, cymbal, tabor), teud (a string, cord, string, string of musical), téis (a musical air, musical air), seirm (musical noise, sound), ribheid (a reed, reed of a musical instrument), port (a tune, harbour, tune on a musical instrument), dais (a heap of hay or peats, a musical instrument), binneas (melody, musical sweetness). (various references) | |
Sepedi | seletao (musical instrument). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | muzikalan, muzički (musically), muzička revija, mjuzikl, opereta (light opera, operetta). (various references) | |
Spanish | musical (music). (various references) | |
Swedish | musikalisk. (various references) | |
Turkish | müziksever (music lover, philharmonic), müzikli oyun, müzikli, müzikal, müziğe ait. (various references) | |
Turkmen | sazly, saz (intact, music). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | музичний, музикальний (songful, tuneful), мелодійний (ariose, fluted, fluty, harmonic, harmonious, melodic, melodious, orphean, sweet). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thánh thót thích nhạc, có nhạc kèm theo, có năng khiếu về nhạc, biết thưởng thức nhạc; giỏi nhạc được phổ nhạc, êm tai (canorous, euphonic, euphonical, euphonious). (various references) | |
Welsh | cerddorol, cerddgar (harmonious). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | harmonikos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cantatrices, cantica, cantici, canticis, cantico, canticorum, canticum, ictibus, ictu, ictum, ictus, musica, musicis, musicorum, musicos, musicum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Chronicles Chapter 16, Verse 42 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai met' autwn salpiggeV kai kumbala tou anafwnein kai organa twn wdwn tou qeou uioi idiqwn eiV thn pulhn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Heman quoque et Idithun canentes tuba et quatientes cymbala et omnia musicorum organa ad canendum Deo filios autem Idithun fecit esse portarios |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Heman and Jeduthun had horns and brass instruments sounding loudly, and instruments of music for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun were to be at the door. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 Chronicles Chapter 16, Verse 42 |
| Cebuano | Ug uban kanila si Heman ug si Jeduthun uban sa mga trompeta ug mga piyangpiyang alang niadtong magapatingog nga kusog, ug uban sa mga tulonggon tungod sa mga alawiton sa Dios; ug ang mga anak nga lalake ni Jeduthun anha sa ganghaan. |
| Croatian | i to Hemana i Jedutuna da trube u trube i udaraju u cimbale i druga glazbala Bogu na èast; a Jedutunove sinove da budu vratari. |
| Danish | Og de havde hos sig Trompeter og Cymbler til dem, der spillede, og instrumenter til Guds Sange; men Jedutuns Sønner var Dørvogtere. |
| Dutch | Met hen dan waren Heman en Jeduthun, met trompetten en cimbalen voor degenen, die zich lieten horen, en met instrumenten der muziek Gods; maar de zonen van Jeduthun waren aan de poort. |
| Finnish | Näiden, Heemanin ja Jedutunin, hallussa oli torvet ja kymbaalit soittajia varten ynnä muut soittimet Jumalan virttä varten. Ja Jedutunin pojat vartioivat ovia. |
| French | Auprès d`eux étaient Héman et Jeduthun, avec des trompettes et des cymbales pour ceux qui les faisaient retentir, et avec des instruments pour les cantiques en l`honneur de Dieu. Les fils de Jeduthun étaient portiers. |
| German | und mit ihnen Heman und Jedithun, mit Drommeten und Zimbeln zu klingen und mit Saitenspielen Gottes. Die Kinder aber Jedithun machte er zu Torhütern. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Heman dan Yedutun juga bertugas atas trompet, simbal dan alat musik lainnya yang dimainkan untuk mengiringi nyanyian-nyanyian pujian. Anggota-anggota kaum Yedutun ditugaskan untuk menjaga pintu-pintu gerbang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka serta dengan mereka itu adalah Heman dan Yeduton dengan nafiri dan ceracak akan mengangkat bunyi yang besar dengan bunyi-bunyian tahbis, maka segala anak laki-laki Yeduton itulah penunggu pintu itu. |
| Italian | Con loro avevano trombe e cembali per suonare e altri strumenti per il canto divino. I figli di Idutun erano incaricati della porta. |
| Maori | Hei hoa hoki mo ratou a Hemana raua ko Ierutunu me nga tetere me nga himipora ma nga kaiwhakatangi kaha, me nga whakatangi mo nga waiata a te Atua: a ko nga tama a Ierutunu hei kaitiaki kuwaha. |
| Norwegian | og hos dem - Heman og Jedutun - var der trompeter og cymbler til bruk for dem som skulde spille, og likeledes andre instrumenter til sangen ved gudstjenesten. Og Jedutuns sønner var dørvoktere. |
| Portuguese | Estavam Hemã e Jedútun encarregados das trombetas e dos címbalos para os que os haviam de tocar, e dos outros instrumentos para os cânticos de Deus; e os filhos de Jedútun estavam à porta. |
| Rumanian | Cu ei erau Heman wi Iedutun, cari aveau trkmbiye wi yimbale pentru ceice sunau din ele, wi instrumente pentru ckntqri kn cinstea lui Dumnezeu. Fiii lui Iedutun erau uwieri. |
| Spanish | Con ellos estaban Hemán y Jedutún con trompetas, címbalos resonantes y otros instrumentos para el canto de Dios. Y los hijos de Jedutún fueron designados para la puerta. |
| Swedish | Och hos dessa, nämligen Heman och Jedutun, förvarades trumpeter och cymbaler åt dem som skulle spela, så ock andra instrumenter som hörde till gudstjänsten. Och Jedutuns söner gjorde han till dörrvaktare. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "musical": musicale, musicales, musicalise, musicalised, musicalises, musicalising, musicalities, musicality, musicalization, musicalizations, musicalize, musicalized, musicalizes, musicalizing, musically, musicals. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "musical": antimusical, extramusical, nonmusical, unmusical. (additional references) | |
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"Musical" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: mascimal, Masekela, Massika, mesical, Missika, Msika, Muccioli, mucusal, mufical, Mugica, Muhilal, Mujica, mulican, mulikai, Musaka, musavat, muscarl, muscial, muscidae, mushika, Musial, musica, musicae, musicalia, musicall, musicaly, musican, musicaulx, musichall, Musici, musicl, musicly, Musicon, Musicum, Mutica, nasicola. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "musical" (pronounced myuw"zikul) |
| 5 | -z i k u l | lackadaisical, metaphysical, physical, whimsical. |
| 4 | -i k u l | acoustical, alphabetical, analytical, antithetical, apolitical, archaeological, archeological, astrological, astronautical, astronomical, asymmetrical, atypical, autobiographical, bicycle, biographical, biological, biomedical, biotechnological, botanical, categorical, cervical, chronological, classical, comical, conical, critical, cubicle, cyclical, cylindrical, cynical, dermatological, diabolical, dialectical, ecclesiastical, ecological, economical, ecumenical, egotistical, electrical, electrochemical, electromechanical, elliptical, empirical, encyclical, epidemiological, eschatological, ethical, ethnical, evangelical, fanatical, galenical, geographical, geological, geometrical, geopolitical, graphical, gynecological, helical, heretical, historical, hypercritical, hypocritical, hysterical, icicle, identical, ideological, illogical, immunological, spherical, statistical, stereotypical, strategical, surgical, symmetrical, tactical, technical, technological, teleological, testicle, theatrical, theological, inimical, ironical, lexical, liturgical, logical, logistical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, mechanical, metallurgical, metaphorical, methodological, metrical, morphological, mystical, mythological, neoclassical, neurological, nonelectrical, nonpolitical, nonsensical, nonsurgical, nontechnical, ontological, optical, ornithological, paradoxical, pathological, pedagogical, periodical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, philosophical, phonological, physiological, popsicle, preclinical, problematical, prototypical, psychical, psychological, puritanical, rabbinical, radiological, rhetorical, sabbatical, semiclassical, semicylindrical, semitropical, serological, sociological, theoretical, topical, toxicological, tricycle, tropical, typographical, tyrannical, umbilical, uncritical, uneconomical, unethical, untypical, vehicle, vertical, viatical, virological, zoological. |
| 3 | -k u l | aeronautical, agrochemical, allegorical, anarchical, anatomical, ankle, anthropological, article, barnacle, biblical, bifocal, biochemical, brickle, buckle, cackle, chemical, Chronicle, chuckle, circle, clavicle, clerical, clinical, commonsensical, coracle, cortical, crackle, cuticle, cycle, debacle, diacritical, domical, ducal, encircle, epochal, equivocal, etymological, farcical, fecal, fickle, fiscal, focal, follicle, freckle, geophysical, gonococcal, grackle, grammatical, granduncle, hackle, heckle, heterocercal, hierarchical, honeysuckle, Huckle, hypothetical, impractical, Sokol, sparkle, speckle, spectacle, sprinkle, stickle, suckle, tabernacle, tackle, tentacle, jackal, knuckle, local, maniacal, matriarchal, medical, meikle, meteorological, methodical, Mickle, miracle, monocle, motorcycle, muckle, mythical, nautical, nickel, Nickle, Nicol, numerical, obstacle, Oracle, oratorical, particle, patriarchal, photochemical, pickle, pinnacle, polemical, political, pontifical, practical, pumpernickel, quizzical, radical, ramshackle, rankle, rascal, receptacle, reciprocal, recycle, ruckle, runkle, satirical, shackle, shekel, sickle, skeptical, tickle, tinkle, trickle, twinkle, typical, uncle, unequivocal, unicycle, unshackle, vocal, Winkle, wrinkle. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-m-s-u" | |
-1 letter: amicus, caulis, claims, miauls, umiacs. | |
-2 letters: alums, aulic, calms, cauls, claim, clams, culms, laics, limas, mails, malic, mauls, miaul, micas, musca, music, salic, salmi, sulci, sumac, umiac. | |
-3 letters: ails, aims, alms, alum, amis, amus, asci, calm, cams, caul, clam, culm, lacs, laic, lams, lima, lums, macs, mail, maul, mica, mils, sail, saul, scam. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-m-s-u" | |
+1 letter: calciums, musicale, musicals. | |
+2 letters: aciculums, caladiums, calumnies, leucemias, malicious, masculine, maulstick, mucilages, musicales, musically, simulacra, simulacre, simulcast, subclimax, unmusical, vulcanism. | |
+3 letters: calamitous, calumnious, calvariums, culminates, dicumarols, factualism, luminances, masculines, maulsticks, mercurials, miraculous, municipals, musicalise, musicality, musicalize, musicianly, nonmusical, quitclaims, secularism, simulacres, simulacrum, simulcasts, ultimacies, umbilicals, vulcanisms. | |
+4 letters: animalcules, antimusical, callithumps, calmodulins, calumniates, caudillismo, commissural, communalism, communalist, cumulations, customarily, dicoumarols, duodecimals, factualisms, glucosamine, lawrenciums, maculations, maliciously, masculinely, masculinise, masculinist, masculinity, masculinize, multicampus, multicausal, multiphasic, multitracks, muscularity, musicalised, musicalises, musicalized, musicalizes, mutualistic, secularisms, simulacrums, simulcasted, subclimaxes, unmalicious, unmasculine. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Images: Digital Art | 9. Sounds 10. Quotations: Familiar 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Spoken 14. Usage Frequency 15. Names: Company Usage 16. Expressions | 17. Expressions: Internet 18. Translations: Modern 19. Translations: Ancient 20. Bible Trace | 21. Derivations 22. Rhymes 23. Anagrams 24. Bibliography |
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