electronic music
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- noun
- /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪk ˈmjuːzɪk/
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música electrónica
- I enjoy listening to electronic music while working because it helps me concentrate.
- the electronic music scene
- electronic music dance
If someone wants to drop an MDMA pill and dance to electronic music in a field or wherever, who cares?
- If someone wants to drop an MDMA pill and dance to electronic music in a field or wherever, who cares?
- It really started the ball rolling with, you know, people buying CDs that were electronic music.
- I'm getting this call from working title saying, Hey, we want to make a movie that's set in the world of electronic music.
- One of the things that was a guiding principle for me on this record was electronic music, like techno, OK?
Examples
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Many artists are now experimenting with electronic music to create innovative soundscapes.
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The festival featured a variety of performances showcasing electronic music from various genres.
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As computer technology developed in this modern era, so did electronic music instruments.
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In the past six years, the electronic music industry has experienced a period of unprecedented growth.
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The development of new musical instruments during this period had a considerable impact on electronic music and music education.
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The label is the offspring of the excellent electronic music magazine of the same name.
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In fact, during this time period, music educators began to experiment with principles of electronic music.
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Simon, who created music in his thrash metal band during high school, is new to the world of electronic music as a composer.
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If you're really paying attention to electronic music, the current epicenter for anything cool going down is in London.
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The Tanglewood Symposium in 1967 resulted in such initiatives as the study of ethnic music, jazz, and electronic music.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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4.4
Fast, loud electronic dance music that people dance to in clubs, usually without singing
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4.3
Music made with electronic instruments and computer sounds for dancing or listening
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5.4
A style of electronic music using drum machines and synthesizers
Antonyms
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3.7
Music played without electronic sound equipment, using only natural instruments and voices
How Electronic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'music that uses electronic technology' is directly and compositionally derived from the adjective 'electronic' (connected to electronic devices) modifying 'music' (organized sounds), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This adjective+noun formation is a common and cross-linguistically transparent pattern, so the sense should be immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Electronic music comes from the simple idea of making music with electronic machines and devices. Picture people pressing keys and turning knobs on boxes and wires to 'make or change sounds' instead of playing a guitar or piano, and that's why the phrase means music made with electronic devices.