sheet music

noun

: music printed on large unbound sheets of paper

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But as Jenkins notes, only the compositions — what appears on the sheet music — and not any particular recordings are entering the public domain. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Still, the Goody stores weren’t merely about LPs, cassette tapes, speaker cabinets, and sheet music. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 In the concert, this sound was created by all the musicians on stage turning their sheet music over at once. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2024 Print out the sheet music for the Christmas carol—which was composed almost two centuries ago— and cut it into strips which are thin enough to fit inside a bauble, but large enough to be recognizable as musical score. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sheet music 

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sheet music was in 1852

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“Sheet music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheet%20music. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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sheet music

noun
: music printed on unbound sheets of paper
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