Weegy: It's from tar pitch....you know, like the "Tar Baby"? Main Entry: 1pitch Pronunciation: 'pich Function: noun Etymology: Middle English pich, from Old English pic, from Latin pic-, pix; akin to Greek pissa pitch, [ Old Church Slavic picilu 1 : a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars 2 : any of various bituminous substances 3 : resin obtained from various conifers and often used medicinally 4 : any of various artificial mixtures resembling resinous or bituminous pitches http:// /question/?qid=20070518130043AAMoAMS ] User: what does the word pitch mean in music Weegy: Pitch is known as a primary frequency of sound. User: what does the word rythmn mean in music Weegy: the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats. User: what does the word texture mean in music Weegy: If there are a lot of notes being played at once, we could call this a “thick” texture. If there are just two or three notes being played so that every note can be heard clearly we could call this a “thin” or “clear” texture. [ Music may have a “polyphonic” texture or a “chordal” texture. ] (More)