sheet music

noun

: music printed on large unbound sheets of paper

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The class is free and open to the public and sheet music is provided. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025 Faust, who played tunes by ear without the use of sheet music, remained a mainstay at Chicago White Sox home games for 41 seasons. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025 There was also little infrastructure, as his scouring for sheet music showed. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2025 The benefit of focusing on these tunes — aside from their broader appeal compared to, say, chorale music — is that the majority of singers are already familiar with them and don’t need to know how to read sheet music to perform them. Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheet music

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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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 4 Jun. 2025.

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sheet music

noun
: music printed on unbound sheets of paper
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