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early music
noun
- music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, especially revived and played on period instruments; European music after ancient music and before the classical music era, from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750.
early music
noun
- music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, sometimes also including music of the baroque and early classical periods
adjective
- of or denoting an approach to musical performance emphasizing the use of period instruments and historically researched scores and playing techniques
the early-music movement
Other Words From
- early-music adjective
- early musician noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of early music1
Example Sentences
Her brother, who was a tour director for the pop star and danced in her early music videos including Lucky Star, died from cancer on Friday in Michigan.
Indeed, Amsterdam’s transformative new music and early music scenes developed in part as a rebellion to the stodgy Concertgebouw and all it stood for.
After all, while Doja Cat’s idiosyncratic art-pop fusion of rap and R&B defies easy categorization, her roots can be traced back to L.A.’s storied underground hip-hop scene in Leimert Park like Kaos Network’s Bananas where she freestyled and performed her early music.
His probing interpretations bring a fresh perspective to the vast early music harpsichord repertoire.
Staier, 68, has shaped the European early music movement for 40 years.
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