antimusic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ music.

Noun

antimusic (usually uncountable, plural antimusics)

1. (music) Any form of music that defies convention to such a degree that some people would not recognise it as musical.
   • 2015, Samuel Cameron, Music in the Marketplace: A Social Economics Approach, page 2:

     […] the current vogue, on the internet, for creating “black midi” files using software to create musical performances with literally millions of notes being played […] is unlikely to appeal to the general listener and we should probably consider it a deviant case of anti-music made for frivolous purposes rather than any kind of polemic.

Translations

any form of music that defies convention

• Portuguese: antimúsica f

Adjective

antimusic (not comparable)

1. Opposing music.
   • 2011, Karin van Nieuwkerk, Muslim Rap, Halal Soaps, and Revolutionary Theater, page 132:

     In other words, the lack of musical ritual in Canada cannot be understood as yet another case of Muslim antimusic sentiment.