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

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Other Words From

early-music adjective
early musician noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of early music¹

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

This month, the Fleet Foxes came out with their fourth album, which reclaims the warmth of their early music while still creating a new, meticulously crafted sound.

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And surely with such changes as are implied in that past tense some of the notes of life's early music are silenced forever.

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In addition she had to practice many a piece of early music which he wished to hear for his work.

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Then follows a discussion of song-poems and of the early music to which they were set.

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Early Modern English early on

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