incidental music
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Franz Schubert, master melodist and progenitor of the song cycle, never wrote for the theater with success, producing scores for singspiels, operas and incidental music that collect dust on the shelf.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
The evening opened with “The Consecration of the House,” an overture Beethoven wholly revised in 1822 from incidental music originally composed a decade earlier for August von Kotzebue’s play, “The Ruins of Athens.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022
The calliope-heavy incidental music sounds like a carousel.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2021
When pop stars weren't available, he went back to his first job - writing incidental music for films and TV shows.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2021
At the cue, "Held his wont to walk," there is a fanfare for the clarinet, but, as in most incidental music, no kettledrums.
From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher
