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sound
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
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quiet, silence
the absence of sound
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musicality, musicalness
the property of sounding like music
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harmony
an agreeable sound property
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dissonance
disagreeable sounds
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pitch
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
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registration
(music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops
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quality, timber, timbre, tone
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
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intensity, loudness, volume
the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
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softness
a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency
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rhythmicity
the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
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noisiness, racketiness
the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise
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ring
a characteristic sound
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unison
(music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
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voice
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
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hush, still, stillness
(poetic) tranquil silence
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speechlessness
the property of being speechless
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quietness, soundlessness
the property of making no sound
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lyricality, lyricism, songfulness
the property of being suitable for singing
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melodiousness, tunefulness
the property of having a melody
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texture
the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together
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consonance, harmoniousness
the property of sounding harmonious
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discord, discordance
a harsh mixture of sounds
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disharmony, inharmoniousness
a lack of harmony
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cacophony
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
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concert pitch, international pitch, philharmonic pitch
the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C
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high frequency, high pitch
a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches
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soprano, treble
the pitch range of the highest female voice
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tenor
the pitch range of the highest male voice
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key
pitch of the voice
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low frequency, low pitch
a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches
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alto
the pitch range of the lowest female voice
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alto
(of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
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bass
the lowest part of the musical range
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tone
(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
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tune
the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
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harmonic
any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
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resonance
the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
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color, coloration, colour, colouration
the timbre of a musical sound
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nasality
a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators
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plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy
having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
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shrillness, stridence, stridency
having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
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crescendo
(music) a gradual increase in loudness
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forte, fortissimo
(music) loud
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faintness
barely audible
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decrescendo, diminuendo
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness
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pianissimo, piano
(music) low loudness
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meter, metre, time
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
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cadence, cadency
a recurrent rhythmical series
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lilt, swing
a jaunty rhythm in music
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register
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
