Meanings
- uncountableMusic composed with advanced structural and theoretical considerations, as opposed to folk music and pop music.
The next form of repetition is fundamental not only to many folk songs but also to art music in its smallest and largest sections.
2002, Aaron Copland, William Schuman, What to Listen for in Music2 more examples
[…] as the invention of the grand piano opened up new possibilities for composers of European art music in the nineteenth century...
2007, Michael Veal, Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican ReggaePopular music, finally, is contemplative art—a surprising claim, perhaps, given its association with dance and its divergence from danceless art music.
2014, Kofi Agawu, Representing African Music, page 149
Translations
Finnish taidemusiikki
- taidemusiikkiTranslations
French musique savante, musique sérieuse
- musique savanteTranslations
- musique sérieuseTranslations
- grande musiqueTranslations
Cite this entry
art music. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/art%20music
“art music.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/art%20music. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “art music,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/art%20music.
Source: art music on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.