Meaning of art music | Babel Free
Definitions
Music composed with advanced structural and theoretical considerations, as opposed to folk music and pop music.
Equivalents
Suomi
taidemusiikki
Examples
“The next form⟳ of repetition is fundamental not only to many folk songs but also to art music in its smallest and largest sections.”
“[…] as the invention of the grand piano opened up new possibilities for composers of European art music in the nineteenth century...”
“Popular music, finally, is contemplative art—a surprising claim⟳, perhaps, given its association with dance⟳ and its divergence from danceless art music.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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