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Synonyms

light music

British  

noun

  1. music for popular entertainment

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More recently, the Opera House has been the centrepiece of Vivid Sydney - an annual festival of light, music ideas and artistic expression.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2023

Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence we Americans just celebrated with spectacular displays of exploding color and light, music, shared food and fellowship, called this truth self-evident, that all men are created equal.

From Washington Times • Jul. 10, 2019

“It makes no difference between light music and serious music — just a kind of music which is simply honest.”

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2017

The restaurant was elegant, with expensive wine, light music and a sophisticated French clientele.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2017

She spoke with her hands, entertaining her two youngest children with fluid movements of such consummate grace that it seemed as though light music should be filtering from somewhere in the dizzying late afternoon heat.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy