sheet music
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3.0
- noun
- /ʃiːt ˈmjuːzɪk/
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partitura
- The musician printed the sheet music for his new composition so others could play it.
- sheet music books
- sheet music collection
- piece of sheet music
That's like saying you know, what sheet music should I buy?
- That's like saying you know, what sheet music should I buy?
- I saw the sheet music for We Are the World.
- And because we have the sheet music, we can play it over and over again, which is great.
- Yes, there was sheet music, but it being ready at a snap, somebody had to chart it out by hand.
Examples
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Lucy stood there looking in, holding her sheet music to her chest.
Fiction book (1995) -
There was lots of sheet music around when I was growing up.
Academic text (2009) -
I saw the sheet music for We Are the World.
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And because we have the sheet music, we can play it over and over again, which is great.
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Every song, note for note, right off the sheet music.
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Keep your eyes on the sheet music.
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All singers are required to bring their own sheet music.
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I've just bought some new sheet music, and I wanted you to hear me play it.
Fiction book (1994) -
On one side of the room, there is a console piano with some sheet music resting on it.
Fiction book (2000) -
I asked if it would be possible to get the sheet music for our intro theme song right.
Synonyms
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6.5
Written music that shows parts for different instruments
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3.7
Written music that shows all the parts for singers and instruments on separate lines
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6.0
A piece of music that shows the tune, words, and chords
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'printed or written music notation' is directly derivable from combining 'sheet' (a piece of paper for writing/printing) with 'music' (organized sounds) — i.e., music presented on sheets of paper. This noun+noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun sheet music comes from the simple image of musical notes written or printed on loose sheets of paper. Those separate pages showed the 'notes' to play, so sheet music today means the printed or written music you use to play or study a piece.