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Ancient Greek includes the forms ___MASK64___ Greek used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD . It is often roughly divided into the Archaic period ( 9th to 6th centuries BC ), Classical period ( 5th and 4th centuries BC ), and Hellenistic period ( 3rd century BC to the 6th century AD ). It is antedated in the second millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek . ___MASK20___ Municipality is a municipality in Zemgale , Latvia . The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Degole parish , Džkste parish , Irlava parish , Jaunsti parish , Lestene parish , Pre parish , Sme parish , Slampe parish , Tume parish , Zentene parish and ___MASK20___ town ; the administrative centre being ___MASK20___ . Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence , which exist in ___MASK57___ . The common elements ___MASK64___ 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 ___MASK64___ timbre and texture ( which are sometimes termed the " color " ___MASK64___ a musical sound ). Different styles or types ___MASK64___ music may emphasize , de - emphasize or omit some ___MASK64___ these elements . Music is performed with a vast range ___MASK64___ instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping ; there are solely instrumental pieces , solely vocal pieces ( such as songs without instrumental accompaniment ) and pieces that combine singing and instruments . The word derives from Greek  (" mousike "; " art ___MASK64___ the Muses "). In its most general form , the activities describing music as an art form include the production ___MASK64___ works ___MASK64___ music ( songs , tunes , symphonies , and so on ), the criticism ___MASK64___ music , the study ___MASK64___ the history ___MASK64___ music , and the aesthetic examination ___MASK64___ music . Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies . Common sayings such as " the harmony ___MASK64___ 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 ." ___MASK22___ , officially the Republic ___MASK64___ ___MASK22___ , is a country in the Baltic region ___MASK64___ Northern Europe , one ___MASK64___ the three Baltic states . It is bordered by Estonia to the north , Lithuania to the south , Russia to the east , and Belarus to the southeast , as well as a maritime border to the west alongside Sweden . ___MASK22___ has 1 , 957 , 200 inhabitants and a territory ___MASK64___ . The country has a temperate seasonal climate . An audience is a group ___MASK64___ people who participate in a show or encounter a work ___MASK64___ art , literature ( in which they are called " readers "), theatre , music ( in which they are called " listeners "), video games ( in which they are called " players "), or academics in any medium . Audience members participate in different ways in different kinds ___MASK64___ art ; some events invite overt audience participation and others allowing only modest clapping and criticism and reception . A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city . The size definition for what constitutes a " town " varies considerably in different parts ___MASK64___ the world . A song , ___MASK81___ broadly , is a single ( and often standalone ) work ___MASK64___ music that is typically intended to be sung by the human voice with distinct and fixed pitches and patterns using sound and silence and a variety ___MASK64___ forms that often include the repetition ___MASK64___ 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 ___MASK64___ any form , and within operas . In European academic traditions , fine art is art developed primarily for aesthetics or beauty , distinguishing it from applied art that also has to serve some practical function , such as pottery or ___MASK81___ metalwork . Sme ___MASK19___ is an administrative unit ___MASK64___ the ___MASK20___ Municipality , Latvia . The administrative center is Sme . An actor ( or actress for females ; see terminology ) is a person who portrays a character in a performance . The actor performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium ___MASK64___ the theatre , or in modern mediums such as film , radio , and television . The analogous Greek term is , literally " one who answers ". The actor ' s interpretation ___MASK64___ their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real person or fictional character . Interpretation occurs even when the actor is " playing themselves ", as in some forms ___MASK64___ experimental performance art , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a character in performance . Stagecraft is the technical aspect ___MASK64___ theatrical , film , and video production . It includes constructing and rigging scenery , hanging and focusing ___MASK64___ lighting , design and procurement ___MASK64___ costumes , makeup , procurement ___MASK64___ props , stage management , and recording and mixing ___MASK64___ sound . Stagecraft is distinct from the wider umbrella term ___MASK64___ scenography . Considered a technical rather than an artistic field , it is primarily the practical implementation ___MASK64___ a designer ' s artistic vision . Dance is a performance art form consisting ___MASK64___ purposefully selected sequences ___MASK64___ human movement . This movement has aesthetic and symbolic value , and is acknowledged as dance by performers and observers within a particular culture . Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography , by its repertoire ___MASK64___ movements , or by its historical period or place ___MASK64___ origin . Theatre or theater is a collaborative form ___MASK64___ fine art that uses live performers , typically actors or actresses , to present the experience ___MASK64___ a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place , often a stage . The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations ___MASK64___ gesture , speech , song , music , and dance . Elements ___MASK64___ art , such as painted scenery and stagecraft such as lighting are used to enhance the physicality , presence and immediacy ___MASK64___ the experience . The specific place ___MASK64___ the performance is also named by the word " theatre " as derived from the Ancient Greek  ( théatron , " a place for viewing "), itself from  ( theáomai , " to see ", " to watch ", " to observe "). Alda `` Vija '' Artmane ( August 21 , 1929 in Kaive , Sme ___MASK19___ -- October 11 , 2008 in Streni ) was a Latvian theatre and cinema actress . Streni ( pronounced ) is a town in ___MASK22___ . A performance , in the performing arts , generally comprises an event in which a performer or group ___MASK64___ performers present one or more works ___MASK64___ art to an audience . Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand . Afterwards audience members often applaud .