| music of the medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque periods, esp. 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 n. Western music from the beginning of the Middle Ages to about 1750, including that of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. ear'ly-mu'sic (ûr'lē-myōō'zĭk) adj. |