art music
noun
music in the classical tradition, as opposed to popular or folk music.
Origin of art music
First recorded in 1790–1800
Words nearby art music
art glass,
art historical,
art house,
art lining,
art mobilier,
art music,
art nouveau,
art of love, the,
art paper,
art rock,
art runner
Example sentences from the Web for art music
It has been, and still is, one of the most potent influences in the art-music of the world.
A Popular History of the Art of Music |W. S. B. Mathews
British Dictionary definitions for art music
art music
noun
music written by a composer rather than passed on by oral tradition
Compare folk music