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Meanings of music for the stage in English

Russian
театральная музыка
Catalan
música escènica
Spanish
música escénica

Music for staged works, whether composed as an integral part of the work (e.g., operas) or to otherwise accompany or enhance it (e.g., incidental music)

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        театральная музыка
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        Examples for "theatre music"
        Examples for "theatre music"
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        This concert, Music for a While, is based mainly on the theatre music of Henry Purcell.
        Radio NZ
        1
        They've beefed up the action with some stirring, dramatic music.
        Radio NZ
        2
        The film also received two Oscar nominations this month: best cinematography and original dramatic music.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Transcript (quick dramatic music) I'm Jake Barton, principal and founder of Local Projects.
        The new yorker
        4
        It's amazing how mundane tasks can be enlivened by a time limit and dramatic music.
        The Irish Times
        5
        The clash between Wagner and his critics was a matter of poetry and dramatic music.
        Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 3
        1
        For these guys pole tricks, proper stage music and dancing worked for me.
        Ebony
        1
        But what other great theatrical music can we resurrect?
        The Guardian
        2
        After recording, Superzoom adds theatrical music and effects.
        Wired
        1
        He was responsible for incidental music for TV and radio in Niger.
        The Irish Times
        2
        We'll hear incidental music composed by Sibelius for Maurice Maeterlinck's 1892 play.
        Radio NZ
        3
        Author with a request for the incidental music for the act.
        Writing for Vaudeville
        4
        There is no incidental music to the dramas of real life.
        The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu
        5
        I did a lot of incidental music of the Medieval variety, recalled Innes.
        Reuters
        Usage of music for the stage in English
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        NZ Composer of music for the stage production 'Nero' which opens at Circa Theatre in Wellington this weekend.
        Radio NZ
        2
        He tells BBC Breakfast about his upcoming tour and how he's written the music for the stage version of Roald Dahl's Matilda.
        BBC