electronic music

American  

noun

1. electronically produced sounds recorded on tape and arranged by the composer to form a musical composition.

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electronic music British  

noun

1. a form of music consisting of sounds produced by oscillating electric currents either controlled from an instrument panel or keyboard or prerecorded on magnetic tape

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Etymology

Origin of electronic music

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

But first and foremost, Bad Omens are gifted musicians, and whatever eldritch magic Sebastian wields onstage will always be bolstered by a serious band contorting metal, dark pop and electronic music.

From Los Angeles Times

Electronic music festival, No Art Manchester Open Air Festival, is returning to the area for the first time in four years - amid promises it could be the biggest show of its kind outside Amsterdam, where the event first began.

From BBC

The UK will be represented by electronic music artist and tech creator Look Mum No Computer, who will perform the song Eins, Zwei, Drei.

From BBC

Bildstein borrowed around $10 million from an Axar entity to buy the Electric Zoo, an electronic music festival that Axar’s LiveStyle owned.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sun Ra, birth name Herman Poole Blount, was born in Birmingham, Ala., in 1914 and grew up to become a sui generis jazz man, experimental musician, pioneer of electronic music and leader in ’60s free jazz.

From The Wall Street Journal