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Kobzarskyi Tsekh (" Kobzars ' kyi Tsekh ") - literally " Kobzar guild " - is an organization of kobzars , which existed from the 17th century in Ukraine . An art song is a vocal music composition , usually written for one voice with ___MASK79___ accompaniment , and usually in the classical art music tradition . By extension , the term " art song " is used to refer to the collective genre of such songs ( e . g ., the " art song repertoire "). An art song is most often a musical setting of an independent poem or text , " intended for the concert repertory " " as part of a recital or other relatively formal social occasion ". While many pieces of vocal music are easily recognized as art songs , others are more difficult to categorize . For example , a wordless vocalise written by a classical composer is sometimes considered an art song and sometimes not . Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence , which exist in time . The common elements of music are pitch ( which governs melody and harmony ), rhythm ( and its associated concepts tempo , meter , and articulation ), dynamics ( loudness and softness ), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ( which are sometimes termed the " color " of a musical sound ). Different styles or types of music may emphasize , de - emphasize or omit some of these elements . Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from ___MASK31___ to rapping ; there are solely instrumental pieces , solely vocal pieces ( such as songs without instrumental accompaniment ) and pieces that combine ___MASK31___ and instruments . The word derives from Greek  (" mousike "; " art of the Muses "). In its most general form , the activities describing music as an art form include the production of works of music ( songs , tunes , symphonies , and so on ), the criticism of music , the study of the history of music , and the aesthetic examination of music . Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies . Common sayings such as " the harmony of the spheres " and " it is music to my ears " point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to . However , 20th - century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music , saying , for example , " There is no noise , only sound ." An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics , or ___MASK31___ , although it might include some inarticulate vocals , such as shouted backup vocals in a Big Band setting . The music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments . An instrumental can exist in music notation , after it is written by a composer ; in the mind of the composer ( especially in cases where the composer herself will perform the piece , as in the case of a blues solo guitarist or a folk music fiddle player ); as a piece that is performed live by a single instrumentalist or a musical ensemble , which could range in size from a duo or trio to a large Big Band , concert band or orchestra . The kobza is a Ukrainian folk music instrument of the ___MASK20___ family ( Hornbostel - Sachs classification number 321 . 321 - 5 + 6 ), a relative of the Central European mandora . The term kobza however , has also been applied to a number of other Eastern European instruments distinct from the Ukrainian kobza . A composer ( Latin " compn "; literally " one who puts together ") is a person who creates or writes music , which can be vocal music ( for a singer or choir ), instrumental music ( e . g ., for solo ___MASK79___ , string quartet , wind quintet or orchestra ) or music which combines both instruments and voices ( e . g ., opera or art song , which is a singer accompanied by a pianist ). The core meaning of the term refers to individuals who have contributed to the tradition of Western classical music through creation of works expressed in written musical notation ( e . g ., sheet music scores ). A Kobzar ( pl . kobzari ) was an itinerant Ukrainian bard who sang to his own accompaniment played on a multistringed ___MASK53___ or kobza . An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music , which features string instruments such as ___MASK13___ , ___MASK84___ , cello and ___MASK42___ , as well as brass , woodwinds , and percussion instruments , grouped in sections . Other instruments such as the piano and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone , as may the concert harp and , for performances of some modern compositions , electronic instruments . A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players  two ___MASK13___ players , a ___MASK84___ player and a cellist  or a piece written to be performed by such a group . The string quartet is one of the most prominent chamber ensembles in classical music , with most major composers , from the mid to late 18th century onwards , writing string quartets . Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols to indicate the pitches ( melodies ), rhythms and / or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece . Like its analogs  printed books or pamphlets in English , Arabic or other languages  the medium of sheet music typically is paper ( or , in earlier centuries , papyrus or parchment ), although the access to musical notation since the 1980s has included the presentation of musical notation on computer screens and the development of scorewriter computer programs that can notate a song or piece electronically , and , in some cases , " play back " the notated music using a ___MASK64___ or virtual instruments . Music notation or musical notation is any system used to visually represent aurally perceived music played with instruments or sung by the ___MASK66___ through the use of written , printed , or otherwise - produced symbols , including ancient symbols or modern musical symbols and including ancient symbols cut into stone , made in clay tablets or made using a pen on papyrus , parchment or manuscript paper ; printed using a printing press ( ca . 1400s ), a computer printer ( ca . 1980s ) or other printing or modern copying technology . Types and methods of notation have varied between cultures and throughout history , and much information about ancient music notation is fragmentary . Even in the same time period , such as in the 2010s , different styles of music and different cultures use different music notation methods ; for example , for professional classical music performers , sheet music using staves and note heads is the most common way of notating music , but for professional country music session musicians , the Nashville Number System is the main method . The ___MASK79___ is an acoustic , stringed musical instrument , in which the strings are struck by hammers . It is played using a keyboard , which is a row of keys ( small levers ) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings . Invented in about 1700 ( the exact year is uncertain ), the ___MASK79___ is widely employed in classical , jazz , traditional and popular music for solo and ensemble performances , accompaniment , and for composing , songwriting and rehearsals . Although the ___MASK79___ is very heavy and thus not portable and is expensive ( in comparison with other widely used accompaniment instruments , such as the acoustic guitar ), its musical versatility ( i . e ., its wide pitch range , ability to play chords with up to 10 notes , louder or softer notes and two or more independent musical lines at the same time ), the large number of musicians and amateurs trained in playing it , and its wide availability in performance venues , schools and rehearsal spaces have made it one of the Western world ' s most familiar musical instruments . Opera ( English plural : " operas "; Italian plural : " opere " ) is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text ( libretto ) and musical score , usually in a theatrical setting . In traditional opera , singers do two types of ___MASK31___ : recitative , a speech - inflected style and arias , a more melodic style . Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre , such as acting , scenery , and costumes and sometimes includes dance . The performance is typically given in an opera house , accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble , which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor . A ___MASK53___ is a Ukrainian , plucked string , folk instrument . It combines elements of the zither and lute and , up until the 1940s , was also often referred to by the term kobza . Early instruments ( c . 1700 ) had 5 to 12 strings and similar to the lute . In the 20th century , the number of strings increased initially to 31 strings ( 1926 ), 56 strings ( 1954 ) and up to 68 strings on modern chromaticism ' concert ' instruments . ras mpanichenk ( Ukrainian :   -- born in 1969 in Kyiv , Ukraine ) is a recording artist , an influential kobzar , bandurist , lutenist , lira player , composer and singer - songwriter . He is an active member of the Kobzarskyi Tsekh ( literally `` Kobzar guild '' ) as well as of the Early Music ensembles `` Chorea Kozacka '' and `` Sarmatica '' . He was an active participant in the Orange Revolution that took place in Ukraine from November 2004 to January 2005 as well as Euromaidan 2013 - 2014 . He is laureate of the Vasyl Stus Prize . Originally trained as a painter and an art historian , he gave up this profession in favor of music . Vocal music is a type of music performed by one or more singers , with or without instrumental accompaniment ( a cappella ), in which ___MASK31___ provides the main focus of the piece . Music which employs ___MASK31___ but does not feature it prominently is generally considered instrumental music ( e . g . the wordless women ' s choir in the final movement of Holst ' s The Planets ) as is music without ___MASK31___ . Music without any non - vocal instrumental accompaniment is referred to as " a cappella ". A song , most broadly , is a single ( and often standalone ) work of music that is typically intended to be sung by the ___MASK66___ with distinct and fixed pitches and patterns using sound and silence and a variety of forms that often include the repetition of sections . Written words created specifically for music or for which music is specifically created , are called lyrics . If a pre - existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song . Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants . Songs in a simple style that are learned informally are often referred to as folk songs . Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs . These songs , which have broad appeal , are often composed by professional songwriters , composers and lyricists . Art songs are composed by trained classical composers for concert or recital performances . Songs are performed live and recorded on audio or video ( or in some , cases , a song may be performed live and simultaneously recorded ). Songs may also appear in plays , musical theatre , stage shows of any form , and within operas . A wind quintet , also known as a woodwind quintet , is a group of five wind players ( most commonly ___MASK48___ , ___MASK85___ , clarinet , ___MASK16___ and bassoon ). The term also applies to a composition for such a group . A banduryst is a person who plays the Ukrainian plucked string instrument known as the ___MASK53___ .