Doctor of Music
- noun
- /ˈdɒktər əv ˈmjuːzɪk/
- Specialized
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Doctor en Música
- MENC Executive Director John J. Mahlmann will accept an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Duquesne University at the school's commencement ceremony on May 10.
When her voice soars, our hearts sing Renee Fleming, Doctor of Music.
- When her voice soars, our hearts sing Renee Fleming, Doctor of Music.
Examples
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The degree titles these institutions grant are sometimes different; common designations are Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.), and Doctor of Music (Must Doc).
Academic text (1996) -
Princeton, no mean school, has granted Bob Dylan a Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) degree, one up, in every sense, from Billy Joel's Southampton College award.
Academic text (2002) -
She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree for her contributions to classical music.
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After years of dedicated study, he finally obtained his Doctor of Music from the prestigious conservatory.
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The university offers a Doctor of Music program that emphasizes both performance and music theory.
Synonyms
A top university degree in music that people get for advanced study or achievement
A top university degree in music given after long study
An advanced university degree for people who perform, write, or conduct music
How Advanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'doctor' (a holder of a doctorate) with the prepositional link 'of' and the field 'music', so its meaning — a doctoral degree in the field of music — is directly compositional. This degree-labeling pattern (Doctor of X) is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Doctor of Music comes from long ago when universities called top 'teachers' Doctors, and they used this title for people who were experts in music. So today the title means a top university degree that shows a high level of study and skill in music.