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The discipline of combining vocal or instrumental sounds to produce beauty of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, expressive content, etc.; musical composition, performance, analysis, etc., as a subject of study; the occupation or profession of musicians.

Benches intended for use in front of musical instruments.

Spool-shaped cylinders that rotate within music boxes. The cylinders have protruding pins in locations that correspond to the locations of notes on the “combs” of steel prongs, thus plucking the notes on the combs, which also correspond to specific, timed pieces of music played while the cylinders rotate.

Flat metal discs, shaped like phonograph records, which have pins partially punched out of them and bent at right angles. They are used in disc-playing music boxes which became popular from the late 19th century, when cylinder-playing music boxes became obsolete.

People who make music boxes, which are mechanical musical instruments that incorporate tuned steel prongs and moving parts driven by a clockwork mechanism.

Buildings used for the academic study of, instruction of, or performance of music.

Center focused on training and performance of music.

Long clips that hold sheet music and scores in place.

Independent professional schools of music emphasizing advanced instruction in performance for singers, conductors, and musicians; usually granting certificates.

People who report on, write about, analyze, or evaluate music, which is the art concerned with the combining of vocal or instrumental sounds in measured time to communicate emotions, ideas, or states of mind.

Stands attached to a piano, plain or ornately carved, used to hold sheet music upright for the pianist to see.

Festivals held primarily for musical performances, for example featuring performances by various different musicians, bands, etc.

Racks for holding or storing sheet music.

Educational institutions, generally associated with universities, sponsoring degree-granting programs in a broad range of subjects pertaining to the field of music.

Seats, usually chairs or benches, that are specifically intended for use in front of musical instruments.

Genre of unconventional musical works that combine elements of music, drama, and sometimes dance in new ways that result in works distinct from traditional forms. Works of music theater are often small in scale and primarily dating to the 20th century or later.

Those who write, invent, promote, investigate or propound a theory or theories about music, which is the art concerned with the combining of vocal or instrumental sounds in measured time to communicate emotions, ideas, or states of mind.

Discipline involving the study of the theoretical aspects of music and its notation, typically as opposed to actual performance.

El arte concerniente a la combinación de sonidos vocales o instrumentales en tiempo rítmico para comunicar emociones, ideas o estados de ánimo, usualmente acorde a estandares culturales de ritmo, melodías y en la mayoría de la música occidental, armonía.