folk music

folk music

n.

1. Music originating among the common people of a nation or region and spread about or passed down orally, often with considerable variation.

2. Contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music.

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folk-music (fkmyzk) adj.

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folk music

Noun

1. music that is passed on from generation to generation

2. a piece written in the style of this music

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

folk music - the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community ethnic music, folk folk ballad, folk song, folksong - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture schottische - music performed for dancing the schottische popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) C and W, country and western, country music - a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments gospel singing, gospel - folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul) square-dance music - music performed for square dancing

Translations

folk music n → música folk

folk music folk n → musique f folklorique;

(contemporary) → musique folk, folk m

folk music folk n → Volksmusik f;

(contemporary) → Folk m

folk music n → musica folk inv