sheet music
Americannoun
noun
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the printed or written copy of a short composition or piece, esp in the form of unbound leaves
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music in its written or printed form
Etymology
Origin of sheet music
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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Musicologists guided the AI's musical output using sheet music.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Publishing, once a back-office trade of sheet music and radio plugs, became a predictable cash-flow business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
This song also sold more than one million copies of sheet music, as well as two million records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
The segment got the green light, and Amazon sent the Rams star the sheet music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
I found this sheet music on the ground.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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