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to make music
To make music by playing an instrument or singing. It often describes a shared or joyful activity without any professional ambition.
Die Familie musiziert jeden Sonntag nach dem Mittagessen zusammen.
The family makes music together every Sunday after lunch.
The verb 'musizieren' (to make music) is derived directly from the noun 'die Musik' (music). The ending '-ieren' is often used to form verbs from nouns, especially with words of foreign origin.
Schon als Kind hat sie es geliebt zu musizieren.
Even as a child, she loved making music.
'Musizieren' (to make music) is an intransitive verb and cannot take a direct object. You cannot say what you 'musizieren'. If you want to name the piece of music, you have to use another verb such as 'spielen' (to play) or 'singen' (to sing).
Wir haben den ganzen Abend zusammen musiziert.
We made music together all evening.
If you want to say whom you are making music with, you use the preposition 'mit' (+ dative). To name the instrument, you use 'auf' (+ dative).
Er musiziert gerne mit seinen Freunden.
He likes making music with his friends.
to play
Spielen and musizieren can both mean making music. Spielen usually names the specific instrument or the music being performed, while musizieren describes the musical activity more generally and often sounds more communal or somewhat more formal. When referring to a specific instrument, spielen is the natural choice.
Lena musiziert jeden Abend mit ihrer Schwester im Wohnzimmer.
Lena makes music with her sister in the living room every evening.
Lena spielt jeden Abend eine halbe Stunde Klavier.
Lena plays the piano for half an hour every evening.
