electronic music

American  

noun

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

---

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

---

Etymology

Origin of electronic music

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

While their music is at times reminiscent of the free jazz of Sun Ra and Ornette Coleman, it also brings in elements of electronic music, punk rock and hip-hop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

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 • Mar. 4, 2026

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 • Feb. 27, 2026

"Sometimes the parade is going on and the electronic music is there, you know?" said Teofilo.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

When the meditation began, Atmananda played fast-paced electronic music by Tangerine Dream.

From Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult by Laxer, Mark Eliot