instrumental music

English Thesaurus

1. music produced by playing a musical instrument (noun.act)

hypernym	:	music,
definition	:	musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) (noun.act)

2. music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	music,
definition	:	an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication)