salon music

noun

1. music of a simple, agreeable, frequently sentimental character, played usually by a small orchestra.

salon music

noun

1. derogatory.
   light classical music intended esp for domestic entertaining

Word History and Origins

Origin of salon music¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

It is as great a mistake to play only Beethoven's music as to play none of it, or to play either classical or salon music solely.

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My daughters play the music of all the principal composers, and also the best salon music.

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These waltzes are salon music of the most aristocratic kind.

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From an adjoining salon music is heard and bursts of merriment.

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The third is, like the preceding nocturne, exquisite salon music.

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