sheet music

noun

: music printed on large unbound sheets of paper

Examples of sheet music in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Much of the music was religious or classical, but sheet music for secular, popular songs grew increasingly available over time, thanks in part to the emergence of publishing district Tin Pan Alley. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 20 June 2024 Introduction In the movie Oppenheimer, Niels Bohr challenges the physicist early in his career: Bohr: Algebra is like sheet music. Quanta Magazine, 12 June 2024 His career cut short by World War I, his songs faded into obscurity until 2014, when his sheet music started to surface. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2024 Khan frequently works through intense repetition and layering of images, including recent works that blend exquisite colors with sheet music. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sheet music 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheet music was in 1852

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“Sheet music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20music. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

sheet music

noun
: music printed on unbound sheets of paper
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