art music

noun

Definitions

  1. Music composed with advanced structural and theoretical considerations, as opposed to…

    Music composed with advanced structural and theoretical considerations, as opposed to folk music and pop music.

    • The next form of repetition is fundamental not only to many folk songs but also to art music in its smallest and largest sections.
    • […] as the invention of the grand piano opened up new possibilities for composers of European art music in the nineteenth century...
    • Popular music, finally, is contemplative art—a surprising claim, perhaps, given its association with dance and its divergence from danceless art music.

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