instrumental score
Music without lyrics
An instrumental score is written music for instruments without vocals—the complete notation showing all instrumental parts of a composition.
The term often refers specifically to film or theatrical music: The instrumental score heightened the tension in every scene.
Distinguished from songs with lyrics, an instrumental score lets music alone carry emotional weight.
- staffOrganization's workers collectively
- musical notationSystem for writing music
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- classical musicWestern orchestral tradition
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
ensemble · clef · harmony · orchestration · counterpoint · phrasing · suite · concerto · jazz · underscore · background music · sonata · overture · solo · cue sheet · leitmotif · key signature · duet
instrumental scorevocal music
Music produced by singing
opera · lieder · art song · pop song · vocal arrangement
instrumental scoreimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
jam session · extemporization · folk music · free jazz · lead sheet
instrumental scoresound effects
Artificial noises for media
ambient sound · foley · soundscape · field recording · noise
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