extramusical
adjective
ex·tra·mu·si·cal
ˌek-strə-ˈmyü-zi-kəl 
: lying outside the province of music
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A lot of the group’s social media functions in this way—extramusical content that is phantasmagoric, promotional, or self-referential, pulling the viewer back into the music’s orbit.
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Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2021
The music business tallies hits, streams, sales and profits, but generally fails to provide extramusical tools for the tolls of success.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2019
Best-case scenario, all of this extramusical talk pushes us right up to the unspeakable sensation of how the mystery actually feels.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
The Beethoven, however, was more convincing, perhaps because its challenges stem from being a masterpiece unclouded by extramusical inspirations and references.
—Alan Artner, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2018
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Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2021
The music business tallies hits, streams, sales and profits, but generally fails to provide extramusical tools for the tolls of success.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2019
Best-case scenario, all of this extramusical talk pushes us right up to the unspeakable sensation of how the mystery actually feels.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
The Beethoven, however, was more convincing, perhaps because its challenges stem from being a masterpiece unclouded by extramusical inspirations and references.
—Alan Artner, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2018
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“Extramusical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extramusical. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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