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Ans 1)A composer is a person who creates musical art, usually in the medium of notation which is then interpreted and performed by musicians.

Ans 2)Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music, either by speaking or singing.

Ans 3)A symphony is a musical composition, often extended and usually for orchestra. "Symphony" does not imply a specific form. Although many symphonies are tonal works in four movements with the first in sonata form, and this is often described by music theorists as the structure of a "classical" symphony.

Ans 4)Ethnomusicology is defined as "the study of and cultural aspects of music and dance in local and global contexts.

Ans 5)The term note has two primary meanings: 1) a sign used in music to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound; and 2) a pitched sound itself