ballet music
Noun
Meaning
ballet music (uncountable)
(music) Music composed primarily to accompany a ballet performance
Piano and drums make for very good ballet music!
Examples
Copland's ballet music established him as an authentic composer of American music much as Stravinsky's ballet scores connected the composer with Russian music.
In addition, he describes the unusual practice of Verdi having woven in themes from the gypsy chorus of act 2, ballet music for opera rarely connecting with the themes of the work.
Composers continued to develop opera and ballet music, exploring new styles and themes.
Ravel's music includes pieces for piano, chamber music, two piano concerti, ballet music, opera, and song cycles.
The quality of Verdi's ballet music has been noted by scholar Charles Osborne : "He could have been the Tchaikovsky of Italian ballet" he states, continuing to praise it as "perfect ballet music".