light classical music intended esp for domestic entertaining
salon music in American English
noun
music of a simple, agreeable, frequently sentimental character, played usually by a small orchestra
Word origin
[1910–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon cycle, cat and mouse, homeroom, insulin, payoff
Examples of 'salon music' in a sentence
salon music
I loved it - salon music, but delightful nonetheless.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A scampering scherzo follows, then a last piece edging towards salon music, dispatched with a disarming glide and wink.