incidental music

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noun

music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.

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Origin of incidental music

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby incidental music

inchworm, incidence, incident, incidental, incidentally, incidental music, incidentaloma, incienso, incinerate, incinerator, incipiency

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How to use incidental music in a sentence

Those are troubling numbers, for unfettered speech is not incidental to a flourishing society.
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Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
‘Black Dynamite’ Presents Police Brutality: The Musical|Stereo Williams|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I gotta say—I think this past year was pretty bad for music.
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What an amazing thing to be able to listen to any music you want, a whole world of bands.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Do you think that as we get older our thoughts shift to the more abstract, the music, than the definite, the lyrics?
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Henry Rowley Bishop, a noted English music composer, died, aged 68.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
In Manila particularly, amidst the pealing of bells and strains of music, unfeigned enthusiasm and joy were everywhere evident.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He takes a turn up and down the room, looks at the music, and if the piece interests him, he will call upon you.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
A child outside the temple of art hears its music before he sees its veiled beauties.
Children's Ways|James Sully
Then, as he neared the room, a sound of music floated out to meet him— Tony was singing to his own accompaniment.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for incidental music

incidental music

noun

background music for a film, television programme, etc

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