Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.

    Volksmusik

    наро́дная му́зыкаnaródnaja múzyka, фолькло́рная му́зыкаfolʹklórnaja múzyka

    наро́дна му́зикаnaródna múzyka, фолькло́рна му́зикаfolʹklórna múzyka

  2. (uncountable, usually)Any contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music, especially a specific genre of originally American popular music that draws on Anglo-American musical forms.

    Weltmusik

    фолкfolk, фолк-му́зыкаfolk-múzyka

More definitions
  • the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

Examples

19 sentences
  1. I'm very interested in folk music.

    Мене дуже цікавить народна музика. — deniko

    deIch interessiere mich sehr für Volksmusik. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Do you like folk music?

    Ти любиш народну музику? — deniko

    deMagst du Volksmusik? — Yorwba

  3. I used to like folk music.

  4. Tom is very interested in folk music.

  5. I'm very interested in Irish folk music.

    Мене дуже цікавить ірландська народна музика. — deniko

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
music originating from a specific region:
Русский
By meaning 2
music originating from a specific region:
contemporary music in traditional style:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
music originating from a specific region:
contemporary music in traditional style:

Forms

plural: folk musics
Singularfolk music

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community:ethnic musicfolk

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfolk song

See also

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