MUSICALNESS
Mu"sic*al*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being musical.
MUSIC DRAMA
Mu"sic dra`ma.
Defn: An opera in which the text and action are not interrupted by set arias, duets, etc., the music being determined throughout by dramatic appropriateness; musical drama of this character, in general. It involves the use of a kind of melodious declamation, the development of leitmotif, great orchestral elaboration, and a fusion of poetry, music, action, and scene into an organic whole. The term is applied esp. to the later works of Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde," "Die Meistersinger," "Rheingold," "Walküre," "Siegfried," "Götterdämmerung," and "Parsifal."
MUSIC HALL
Music hall.
Defn: 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.
MUSICIAN
Mu*si"cian, n. Etym: [F. musicien.]
Defn: One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.
MUSICOMANIA
Mu`si*co*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Music + mania: cf. F. musicomanie.]
(Med.)
Defn: A kind of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so strong as to derange the intellectual faculties. Dunglison.