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Noun: electronic music
  1. A form of music consisting of sounds produced by oscillating electric currents either controlled from an instrument panel, keyboard or prerecorded on magnetic tape.
    "In Cologne, what would become the most famous electronic music studio in the world was officially opened at the radio studios of the NWDR in 1953, though it had been in the planning stages as early as 1950 and early compositions were made and broadcast in 1951."

Type of: popular music, popular music genre

Encyclopedia: Electronic music