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

There have been many settings of “Hamlet,” from full operas, to overtures, to incidental music.

From New York Times

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

When pop stars weren't available, he went back to his first job - writing incidental music for films and TV shows.

From BBC

But the clubs argued that they were following guidelines from the liquor authority, which state that “only incidental music is permissible at this time” and that “advertised and/or ticketed shows are not permissible.”

From New York Times