a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) |
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio | punishment for one's actions |
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds |
| (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) |
| an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |