Definition of musicalenext
as in concert
an entertainment featuring singing or the playing of musical instruments gathered every month in someone's home for an informal musicale

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Recent Examples of musicale Two new compact disks, both of them more or less perfect and charming, evoke the ambience of the Proustian musicale. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021 The concert itself felt both intimate and grand — like a musicale staged in a living room with 2,364 vacant red seats. Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2020 In 2013, John Pizzarelli figured among a handful of musicians invited to the Supreme Court’s annual musicale. oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2019 García comenzó recopilando décimas, poemas populares del Nuevo Mundo, orales y musicales, de los afrodescendientes y otros pueblos; algunos memorizados, otros improvisados, que siguen una forma literaria que se remonta a la España colonial. Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian, 14 June 2019 Having left her 1-year-old daughter, Millicent, in Washington with her parents, Mabel solaced herself with the bustle of dinners, carriage rides, musicales and games of whist mainly organized by the town’s eminent couple, Susan and Austin Dickinson. Brenda Wineapple, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2018 With Centennial chairwoman Jan Buckley, gala chairs Deepa Pakianathan and Diane Zack led a musicale — its largest ever — that raised more than $1 million for student scholarships and community engagement programs on March 19. Catherine Bigelow, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for musicale
concert
Noun
  • Officials are urging anyone attending parades, concerts and fireworks shows to stay hydrated, take breaks in the shade and monitor local weather conditions.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Families gather for parades, picnics, concerts, carnivals, baseball, and fireworks.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

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“Musicale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musicale. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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