Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third stream

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: third stream
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of jazz created in the 1950s, performed in ensembles in a style influenced by Western classical music, such as by using musical notation and eschewing improvisation.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of third stream.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The movement they brought into existence, "Third Stream", was for the most part an effort by jazz composers and musicians to adopt some of the conventions […]"

Etymology

Coined by composer Gunther Schuller in 1957.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

thirdstream (alternative)

Questions

What does third stream mean?: A form of jazz created in the 1950s, performed in ensembles in a style influenced by Western classical music, such as by using musical notation and eschewing improvisation.
Where does third stream come from?: Coined by composer Gunther Schuller in 1957.

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