folk music
Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often…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.
» I'm very interested in folk music.
Ich interessiere mich sehr für Volksmusik. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мене дуже цікавить народна музика. — deniko
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2 senses(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
(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
- the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
Examples
19 sentencesI'm very interested in folk music.
Мене дуже цікавить народна музика. — deniko
deIch interessiere mich sehr für Volksmusik. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you like folk music?
Ти любиш народну музику? — deniko
deMagst du Volksmusik? — Yorwba
I used to like folk music.
Tom is very interested in folk music.
I'm very interested in Irish folk music.
Мене дуже цікавить ірландська народна музика. — deniko
Translations
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Forms
plural: folk musics| Singular | folk music |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community:ethnic musicfolk
Word family
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