n.
- the art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
▸the sound so produced.
- the written or printed signs representing vocal or instrumental sound.
Phrase
- music to one's ears
something that is very pleasant to hear or learn.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. musique, via L. from Gk mousikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of the Muses’, from mousa ‘muse’.