anti-musical
adjective
(alsoantimusical)uk/ˌæn.tiˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl//ˌæn.taɪˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/notinvolvingorsupportingmusic:
He said there was an anti-musicalattitudein manyschools.
musicspecialized
notsoundinglikemusicor noteasyorpleasanttolistento:
Thepiecewasinitiallyconsideredchaotic,almostantimusical.
- Manycomposersfeelthat thismethodofcomposition, and themusicarisingfrom it, isinherentlyantimusical.
Writing, reading & studying music
- bar
- canon
- canonical
- compose
- composition
- compositional
- harmonization
- musical
- musicologist
- musicology
- non-musical
- orchestrate
- orchestration
- rescore
- setting
- sheet music
- sight-read
- sight-reading
- sol-fa
- unmusical
anti-musical
noun[C]
musicspecialized(alsoantimusical)uk/ˈæn.tiˌmjuː.zɪ.kəl/us/ˌæn.t̬iˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl//ˌæn.taɪˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/aperformance, show, orfilmthat isintentionallynot what apieceofmusicormusicalshow isexpectedto be:
Themovie,strippedofartificeanddazzle, is more of an anti-musical than amusical.
Musical performances
- backspin
- cabaret
- cloth ears
- cloth-eared
- concert
- fog machine
- gig
- have cloth earsphrase
- in concertidiom
- jam session
- lip-sync
- party mix
- post-concert
- recital
- set
- setlist
- soundscape
- throat singing
- tin ear
- tin-eared