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The 17 pages that link to Instrumental music, each with the reason it gives.

• Musique concrèteCompared with: Its notation-led performance model differs from composing directly with fixed recordings.

• Music educationBroader topic: Instrument lessons develop technique through sustained practice and repertoire.

• Renaissance musicNarrower topic: Independent instrumental repertories expanded alongside vocal composition.

• SingingCompared with: It provides a clear contrast between voice-led music and music made by instruments.

• Musical performanceBroader topic: Instrumental playing is another central way music is realized in performance.

• SongCompared with: It lacks the vocal text commonly associated with songs.

• Sound poetryCompared with: Sound poetry keeps the human voice central even when it functions like an instrument.

• Vocal performanceCompared with: It provides a comparison for expression carried by instruments rather than the singing voice.

• Absolute musicNarrower topic: Absolute music is a particular kind of instrumental music.

• Easy listeningNarrower topic: Instrumental recordings form a major strand of easy listening, especially in radio and album formats.

• Secular musicCompared with: Instrumental music can serve either religious or secular purposes.

• Smooth jazzNarrower topic: Instrumental performance lets smooth jazz foreground melodic solos and production texture.

• LyricsCompared with: It conveys musical ideas without lyrics.

• Song LyricsCompared with: Instrumental music communicates without lyrics.

• Herb AlpertNarrower topic: Most of Alpert’s best-known Tijuana Brass hits foreground instruments rather than singing.

• Percy FaithNarrower topic: Faith’s commercial success showed the reach of instrumental pop in the rock-and-roll era.

• YanniNarrower topic: His best-known work relies on melody and arrangement rather than words.