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View synonyms for incidental music

incidental music

noun

  1. music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.


incidental music

noun

  1. background music for a film, television programme, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of incidental music1

First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences

Scenery, music, general stage management, and incidental music all excellent.

The latter's incidental music is constantly given in Germany in conjunction with the drama.

A similar method has been employed with success in dramas for which incidental music has been written.

The overture, act-tunes, incidental music, were composed by Henry Purcell.

"It is the incidental music of a little play called Villon by Alfred Calmour," she said.

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