MUSIC Copy link • MUSICAs an art, ars musica (seldom simply musica, musicae, feminine): musica, musicerum, neuter; studium musicum; studium artis musicae. To study music, ad studium musicum se applicare; musicis or studio artis musicae se dedere: to learn music, *artem musicam discere; fidibus (canere) discere (on a stringed instrument): to understand music, fidibus scire (Terentianus); musicis eruditum esse (opposed to imperitum esse artis musicae; musica non callere): a teacher of music, qui artem musicam docet (theoretically); qui fidibus canere docet (practically, a music master). Anything produced by the art, (a) a musical composition, modi musici; in connection, also, modi only. To compose music, modos facere; modos musicos componere (after Quint., 1, 12, 14): (b) the sound of musical instruments, cantus; concentus (of several).