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Musical composition   /mjˈuzɪkəl kˌɑmpəzˈɪʃən/   Listen
Musical composition

noun
1.
A musical work that has been created.  Synonyms: composition, opus, piece, piece of music.






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"Musical composition" Quotes from Famous Books



... person publicly performing or representing any dramatic or musical composition for which copyright has been obtained, without the consent of the proprietor of said dramatic or musical composition, or his heirs and assigns, shall be liable for damages thereof, such damages, in all cases to be assessed at such sum, not less than one hundred dollars ...
— The Ghost Breaker - A Melodramatic Farce in Four Acts • Paul Dickey

... properly "madrigals," or love-songs, in the artificial pastoral manner. Originally a form of musical composition.] ...
— Bataille De Dames • Eugene Scribe and Ernest Legouve

... culture, he thought, could not be too much applauded as a noble means of ministering to human welfare. Mr. Spencer's theory has of late led to much controversy. Its author has been censured for setting forth no explanation of the place of harmony in modern music, and for not realizing what a musical composition is. In his last volume, "Facts and Comments," which contains many valuable thoughts not previously published, he declares that his critics have obviously confounded the origin of a thing and that which originates ...
— For Every Music Lover - A Series of Practical Essays on Music • Aubertine Woodward Moore

... with any possible variants The names of the authors, including possible pseudonyms The name of the probable copyright owner, which may be the publisher or producer The approximate year when the work was published or registered The type of work involved (book, play, musical composition, sound recording, photograph, etc.) For a work originally published as a part of a periodical or collection, the title of that publication and any other information, such as the volume or issue number, to help identify it The registration ...
— Supplementary Copyright Statutes • Library of Congress. Copyright Office.

... music, it yields me enjoyment that transcends all others. It suggests ideas, and brings vividly before the mind's eye scenes that move the imagination. This is, to me, the highest order of excellence in musical composition. I used long ago, and still continue, to whistle a bit, especially when engaged in some pleasant occupation. I can draw from my mental repository a vast number of airs and certain bits of compositions that I had once heard. I possess that important ...
— James Nasmyth's Autobiography • James Nasmyth



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