musique sérieuse

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my.zik se.ʁjøz/

Noun

musique sérieuse f (usually uncountable, plural musiques sérieuses)

  1. classical music, art music (the more serious forms of music, taught through formal education and performed according to strict rules, as opposed to folk music or popular music)
    Synonyms: musique savante, grande musique, musique classique
    Coordinate term: musique populaire