"found music" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} found music (uncountable)
  1. Music created by taking natural or non-musical (non-instrumental/non-singing) sounds and combining them into, or as, a musical composition. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-found_music-en-noun-HgzELyed Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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