| inorganic |
lacking the qualities, structure, and composition of living organisms; inanimate. [1/3 definitions] |
| interlude |
a musical passage played between major parts of a longer musical composition. [1/3 definitions] |
| intermezzo |
a short movement that comes between major sections of a long musical composition. [1/3 definitions] |
| interpret |
to make visible or audible the meaning of (a drama, musical composition, or the like) through performance. [1/6 definitions] |
| isomorphic |
of different chemical composition but capable of crystallizing in a form like that of another element or compound; isomorphous. [1/2 definitions] |
| line1 |
a group of words that serve as a unit of a larger composition. [1/21 definitions] |
| lithology |
the character of a rock or rock formation, determined by its structure, composition, and classification. [1/2 definitions] |
| makeup |
the composition of something. [1/4 definitions] |
| medley |
a musical composition or arrangement consisting of melodies or themes from various other pieces of music. [1/3 definitions] |
| melody |
a short musical composition containing one or a few musical ideas; song or tune. [1/3 definitions] |
| metamorphism |
a change in the structure, composition, or texture of rock because of heat, pressure or other natural causes. [1/2 definitions] |
| metamorphose |
to subject to a change in form, structure, composition, or appearance. [1/3 definitions] |
| meter2 |
the time value and number of beats allotted to each note in a composition. [1/3 definitions] |
| metrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science of metrical composition. [1/2 definitions] |
| modal |
in jazz and popular music, of or pertaining to a composition that is based on the use of one or two major or minor chords, rather than on a series of chords established by a melody. [1/5 definitions] |
| molecular biology |
the branch of biology concerned with the chemical and physical composition, properties, and activities of molecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, in living cells. |
| movement |
a main section in a musical composition. [1/8 definitions] |
| music |
the art of combining various pitches and rhythms into a coherent composition. [2/5 definitions] |
| nocturne |
a musical or artistic composition that portrays or suggests night or a dreamlike state. |
| nonet |
a musical composition for nine instruments, or the nine players that perform it. |
| octet |
a musical composition for eight instruments or voices. [1/3 definitions] |