sheet music

noun

: music printed on large unbound sheets of paper

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In the nineteenth century, consumers bought sheet music to play at home, but if a work proved too vast or complex for a parlor spinet, orchestral performances provided the only way to absorb the period’s most crucial art form — and that required a container bigger even than a rich person’s home. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024 Pierce keeps playing the first two notes over and over again; his sheet music also looks like a Chinese takeout menu. Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 July 2024 When woodwind and brass players gathered at London’s AIR Studios Lyndhurst (a deconsecrated Victorian church that producer George Martin turned into a top-notch recording facility in 1992) in late April to record part of its score, the TV show’s name was markedly absent from the sheet music. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 19 Aug. 2024 This performance instruction was even written directly in the conductors’ and performers’ sheet music. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sheet music 

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 24 Nov. 2024.

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sheet music

noun
: music printed on unbound sheets of paper
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