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

Keivan Hosseini, an Iranian who records electronic music under the moniker Tame Werewolf, played his first public gig ever last year in a cafe before a large crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s had a decades-long education in electronic music.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2022, he broke the record for the biggest electronic music headlining concert in North America at the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

That led to toying around with progressive 1960s pop music and then attending CalArts, where he studied with pioneering electronic music composers.

From Los Angeles Times

After spending more and more time in Japan, he moved to Tokyo in 2001 when invited to teach electronic music at a university near Nagoya.

From Los Angeles Times