music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, especially revived and played on period instruments; European music after ancient music and before the classical music era, from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750.
Related formsear·ly-mu·sic, adjectiveearly musician, noun
music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, sometimes also including music of the baroque and early classical periods
adjectiveearly-music
of or denoting an approach to musical performance emphasizing the use of period instruments and historically researched scores and playing techniquesthe early-music movement
