incidental music
noun
music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.
Nearby words
inchworm, incidence, incident, incident point, incidental, incidental music, incidental parasite, incidentally, incidentaloma, incienso, incinerate
Origin of incidental music
First recorded in 1860–65
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British Dictionary definitions for incidental music
incidental music
noun
background music for a film, television programme, etc
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