sheet music art

Decorated musical notation

Sheet music art is visual artwork created on or from pages of musical notation.

Artists paint, draw, or print images over vintage sheet music, using the staves and notes as texture or background.

The practice appeals to musicians and decorators alike: She made sheet music art from her grandmother's old hymnal.

Also describes the ornate cover illustrations on historical sheet music publications.

Related

staff · notes · composition · piano · melody · classical · composer · concert hall · grand piano · symphony · handwritten · vintage · framed · display · instrument · decorative · wall decor · gilt frame

Opposites
functional vs. decorative purpose

sheet music artlead sheet

Minimal musical notation format

fake book · hymnal · songbook

visual vs. auditory output

sheet music artconcert

Live musical performance

audio recording · live music · sound recording · musical performance · musical interpretation

art medium type

sheet music artoil painting

Art made with linseed-bound pigments

canvas art · watercolor · sculpture · digital art

Family

sheet, sheets, sheeted, sheeting, music, musical, musically, musician, musicians

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G