MARTIAL MUSIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade

Synonyms:

martial music; military march; military music

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("martial music" is a kind of...):

march; marching music (genre of music written for marching)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "martial music"):

quickstep (military march accompanying quick time)

pibroch (martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes)