Music: Origin of the Word, Meaning and Types

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FEMUSINDO - The term music originally comes from the Greek language, namely mousikos, which is taken from one of the Greek gods.

Mousikos is symbolized as a God of beauty who masters the fields of science and art. Music is a time that is indeed to be heard.

Music is an element of art in which there is sound, rhythm, melody, timbre, tempo, dynamics and harmony that combine into one so that it sounds beautiful to the ear.

Music according to the Big Indonesian Dictionary is the science or art of arranging tones or sounds in sequence, combination, and temporal relationships to produce a composition (sound) that has unity and continuity.

Types of music genres that are commonly known include Classical Music, Jazz, Country, Rock, Pop, Blues, Reggae and Hip Hop. (*)