instrumental music
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instrumental music
Music that is produced exclusively with musical instruments and without singing.
Zum entspannten Arbeiten höre ich am liebsten Instrumentalmusik.
When working in a relaxed way, I prefer listening to instrumental music.
This word is a clear compound made up of 'instrumental' (an adjective from Instrument) and 'Musik' (music). So it literally means music made with instruments.
Viele Soundtracks von Filmen sind reine Instrumentalmusik.
Many film soundtracks are purely instrumental music.
In everyday language, 'Instrumentalmusik' (instrumental music) is often combined with verbs such as 'hören' (to listen to), 'komponieren' (to compose), 'spielen' (to play), or 'machen' (to make).
Die Band spielt hauptsächlich Instrumentalmusik aus dem Jazz-Bereich.
The band mainly plays instrumental music from the jazz field.
The defining feature of 'Instrumentalmusik' (instrumental music) is the absence of singing. Any music played only by instruments falls under this term, whether classical, jazz, or rock.
Ich kann mich bei Instrumentalmusik besser konzentrieren als bei Liedern mit Text.
I can concentrate better with instrumental music than with songs with lyrics.
chamber music
'Kammermusik' and 'Instrumentalmusik' can both be music without singing. The difference lies in the perspective. 'Instrumentalmusik' generally means music played only with instruments. This can be classical music, film music, or even modern music. 'Kammermusik' is more specific: it belongs to classical music and is played by a small group of solo instruments. Learners may confuse the words because chamber music is usually instrumental music. But not all instrumental music is chamber music.
Beim Lernen läuft leise Instrumentalmusik, damit mich kein Gesang ablenkt.
Quiet instrumental music plays while I study so that no singing distracts me.
Am Sonntag hört Sofia in einem kleinen Saal Kammermusik mit Geige und Klavier.
On Sunday, Sofia listens to chamber music with violin and piano in a small hall.