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an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color. the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.

sad and pensive me·​sto. ˈme(ˌ)stō : sad and pensive. used as a direction in music.

Definition of 'mesto' 1. feeling sorrow; unhappy. 2. causing, suggestive, or expressive of such feelings.

1. : a piece of music for the practice of a point of technique. 2. : a composition built on a technical motive but played for its artistic value.

So next time you are listening to a piece of music, try to separate out the parts and listen to how each of the Elements of Music are being used. Listen for the Dynamics, Form, Harmony, Melody, Rhythm, Texture, Timbre and Tonality. You might even want to start keeping a listening journal of the music you hear.

The word music comes from the Greek word (mousike), which means "(art) of the Muses". In Ancient Greece the Muses included the goddesses of music, poetry, art, and dance. Someone who makes music is known as a musician.

Marziale – in a march style, usually in simple, strongly marked rhythm and regular phrases. Mesto – sad, mournful. Misterioso - mystical, in a shady manner. Morendo – dying.

mezza voce, half‐voice, i.e. half the vocal (or instr.) power possible. (Not to be confused with messa di voce.) mezzo‐forte, half‐loud, i.e. neither loud nor soft. From: mezzo in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music »

mesto is a borrowing from Italian.

-tude, suffix. -tude is attached to roots, esp. adjectives, to form nouns that refer to abstract ideas:apt + -tude → aptitude;gratitude;altitude.

Meyer lists melody, rhythm, timbre, harmony, "and the like" as principal elements of music, while Narmour lists melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics, tessitura, timbre, tempo, meter, texture, "and perhaps others".

For the purpose of this class, we will refer to SEVEN elements of music: Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Timbre, Dynamics, Texture, and Form.