About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 95. Chapters: Music, Tourism, Comic book, Manga, Striptease, Outline of entertainment, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, List of entertainment industry topics, Erd s-Bacon number, Screenwriting, Drama, Burlesque, American burlesque, Victorian burlesque, Popular music, Inflatable structure, Circassian beauties, Edutainment, Master of Ceremonies, Adventure park, Dance marathon, Shelved, Practical joke, Shamu, Spoiler, Ribaldry, Shadowgraphy, Gospel magic, Coin magic, Street theatre, Entertainment law, Head shot, Hype man, Spectacle, Peep show, Son et lumiere, Table of death, Hat puzzle, Laser lighting display, Entertainment in the 16th century, Dueling pianos, Creative director, It girl, Event planning, Entertainment technology, Escapism, Assembly rooms, Singing Valentines, Stereopticon, Orbiter, Revivalist artist, Will call, Pleorama, Balloon-carried light effect, Action, Showroom, Ball pit, Singing telegram, Summer hit, Mathemagician, Patter, Airdancer, Cosmorama, Seat filler, Agri-entertainment, Bioscope show, Kissogram, Adventure fiction, Casting television, Money booth, Party motivator, Season Pass, Corporate entertainment, Home entertainment server, Calligraphic projection, Corporate Comedy. Excerpt: Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek (mousike; "art of the Muses"). The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context. Music ranges from strictly organized compositions (and their recreation in performance), through improvisational music to aleatoric forms. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres, although the div...