art music
music in the classical tradition, as opposed to popular or folk music.
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It has been, and still is, one of the most potent influences in the art-music of the world.
A Popular History of the Art of Music | W. S. B. MathewsPolitics and religion—finance and agriculture—science and art—music and history, were all largely discussed.
The White Rose of Memphis | William C. FalknerThe art music of the time was polyphonic, that is, constructed by so interweaving melodies that harmonies resulted.
For Every Music Lover | Aubertine Woodward MooreThe vocal solo had no place in their system and hence it never appears in the art music of their time.
Some Forerunners of Italian Opera | William James HendersonOld Job Senior was not a vegetarian; he went in for a higher art—music.
Adventures and Recollections | Bill o'th' Hoylus End
British Dictionary definitions for art music
music written by a composer rather than passed on by oral tradition: Compare folk music
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