sheet music

noun

: music printed on large unbound sheets of paper

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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 The sheet music went on to sell over 1 million copies. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024 While the Grateful Dead are known for the magic of their live improvisational prowess, an orchestra isn’t, a group trained instead to read sheet music and flawlessly replicate the notes printed on it in the live setting. —

Jim Ryan, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 Pennies from Heaven was based on British writer Dennis Potter’s postmodern TV series about the morbid inner life of a Depression-era sheet music salesman named Arthur (played by Steve Martin). —

Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sheet music