Humanities

Music

Sound that expresses emotion through rhythm, melody, and harmony.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Sound that expresses emotion through rhythm, melody, and harmony.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Classical Music
  • Hip Hop Music
  • Jazz Music
  • Rap Music
  • Rock and Roll Music
  • Songs
  • Vocal Melody
  • Hop Music, Hip
  • Melodies, Vocal
  • Melody, Vocal
  • Music, Classical
  • Music, Hip Hop
  • Music, Jazz
  • Music, Rap
  • Song
  • Vocal Melodies

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings history, psychology.

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Indexing Annotation

MUSIC THERAPY is also available

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History Note

1966; for SONGS and VOCAL MELODY, use SINGING 2013

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Tree Number

  1. K01w.602w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Music. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009146. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009146
  2. Music. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music
  3. Music. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638