ABSTRACT
The Danish word is the same as the Older New Danish and is ultimately derived, via the Latin musica, from the Greek μουσική (short for μουσικὴ τέχνη), which in turn comes from the Greek word for muse.1 It is the art that consists in the arrangement of a series of tones in an ordered whole according to laws of rhythm, melody, and harmony, which is pleasing to the ear and serves to express or induce feelings or moods.2 Note that Kierkegaard used both “c” and “k” in his spelling of variants of the word.
