| International music is defined as a general category | | | | classification of music which combines Western music |
| term for global music, for instance folk music, | | | | styles together with other genres of non western |
| traditional music and etc. This music is often created | | | | style. International music too may refer to every |
| and played by talented and indigenous musicians and | | | | form such as classical forms to modern forms. |
| usually share the same connection with their place of | | | | This term may incorporate various types of styles, |
| origin. | | | | modes, scales and musical inflections. Music exerts |
| This term is credited to Robert E. Brown, who is an | | | | their own or cross cultural influence to one another. |
| ethnomusicologist. He managed to develop | | | | This music is able to be marketed successfully at the |
| undergraduate by going through doctoral programs in | | | | present. Academic study on music is getting common |
| this particular discipline. In order to enhance the | | | | these days, giving birth to talented artists in various |
| learning process, he went to the extent of inviting | | | | categories such as performance studies, |
| more than a dozen performers from Asia as well as | | | | ethnomusicology, anthropology and etc. |
| Africa to begin series of music concert. This term | | | | Today, the mainstream music has evolved and |
| became popular in the 1980s and used as a | | | | adopted many other features of music and is |
| marketing device in the music and media industry. | | | | managed to reach wider audience. Hip hop, pop, jazz |
| However, there are several definitions which are | | | | and heavy metal are incorporating one another |
| conflicting with one another for international music. | | | | producing remarkable piece of art. Regardless of how |
| One says that it consists of all music that exists in | | | | the term is used, music certainly plays a big part in |
| the world. This term is also said refers to the | | | | delivering useful and meaningful messages. |