[Middle English MUSIK from Old French MUSIQUE, from Latin MUSICA, from Greek MOUSICĂȘ (TEKHNĂȘ), (art) of the Muses, i.e. poetry, literature, music, etc., from MOUSIKOS, of the Muses, from MOUSA, a Muse.] The original meaning was much broader than the present dictionary definition, which contains such phrases as "art of organizing tones," and "intended to elicit an aesthetic response in the listener." What possible questions could be raised about these ideas? However we define it, the definition should embrace whatever has been considered to constitute music around the world. Consider the composer Edgarde Varese's definition, for instance: "Music is organized sound." How inclusive is this? What might it exclude? Even though there may be some problems with this definition, it is the one I'd like for us to go with as one that's fairly open-ended.