When we talk about music we can describe it as: an art form that uses sounds, arranged in a certain time. For making music people use elements and a combination of rhythm, loudness, pitch, timbre and texture, but also silence. The word is derived from the Greek mousikè which means, “Art of the Muses.”
According to the books and our knowledge going way back all cultures in all time have known and practiced music, but because this artform is different in many places and often practiced and experienced differently. Therefore it is not easy to make a consensus about the definition of music: when is something music and when not? The ultimate answer to this key question differs in several music theorists and philosophers. This does explain the wide variety of musical styles through the ages, in various (sub) cultures all over the world.
However, it is an undisputed fact that the music always in the audible in contrast to the visible in the visual arts. Music is a temporal art, with audible (sounds, sounds, tones) or inaudible (silences, pauses) elements in sequence or simultaneously. Musical sounds are only counted as a person intends to make music. If some poker chips are clashing on the table this is not called music,but if a musician would do this during a song and with a certain rythm, would this be called music as well? Music can not ‘accidentally’ be made. Music is often said to be closely related to poetry, as a lot of musicians use some kind of poetry in their lyrics.