


The music is primarily or exclusively produced using musical instruments. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instrumentals. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'music.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. About Visit Basic glossary of musical forms Music Cataloging at Yale General music cataloging resources air/ayre: (1) an English song or melody from the 16th to the 19th century (2) a 16th-century solo song with lute accompanied. An instrumental or instrumental song is music normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Sid Evans, Southern Living, 23 June 2020 See More Keyaira Boone, Essence, 29 June 2020 Outside of the world of music, Scott is an avid reader and an accomplished visual artist, exhibiting his work for the first time earlier this year at the SOCO Gallery in Charlotte. Allie Morris, Dallas News, 30 June 2020 The biggest names in gospel music gathered for a praise break at the ESSENCE Festival of Culture on Sunday afternoon. Mark Richardson, WSJ, 1 July 2020 The 24-minute fireworks show is set to music that attendees can listen to through SoundCloud which is listed online at the city’s website. Wired Staff, Wired, 2 July 2020 There’s no baseball yet, no outdoor festivals, no live music. Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, 2 July 2020 For anyone with a passing interest in fungi or avant-garde electroacoustic music, this book is nourishing. Sarah Midkiff,, 3 July 2020 Foster’s journey to Nigeria started with responding to a 1999 ad in Radio & Records, a now defunct publication for the US radio and music industry. CBS News, 6 July 2020 That said, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the music, lyrics, and book for the play, did bring on an Alexander Hamilton historian, Ron Chernow, as a consultant to build the stage version of his story. Recent Examples on the Web Eventually, at the age of 71, he was invited to join the epitome of Nashville's music establishment, the Grand Ole Opry.
