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ambient music

music genre emphasizing tone and atmosphere over traditional structure or rhythm
Intangible music_genre Q193207
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Summary

ambient music is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,236 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Ambient albums[3], ambience[4]
  • Subclass of: popular music[5]
  • Commons category: Ambient music[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[7], Japan[8]
  • Inception: 1967[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ambient music[10]
  • Different from: Ambient[11]
  • Social media followers: 16,484[12]
  • P14470: Concepts/Ambient_Music[13]

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Influence

Things named for ambient music include ambient house[14], a music genre[15], founded in 1988[16].

Why It Matters

ambient music has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

It has been cited as an influence by ambient techno[19], a music genre[20], founded in 1989[21] and ambient house[22], a music genre[23], founded in 1988[24].

Entities named for it include ambient house[14], a music genre[15], founded in 1988[16].

FAQs

Who did ambient music influence?

ambient music has been cited as an influence by ambient techno[19] and ambient house[22].

Related Entities

Angelo Badalamenti Aphex Twin ATB Brian Eno C418 David Bowie David Gilmour Devin Townsend Grimes Imogen Heap Japan Jean-Michel Jarre Jóhann Jóhannsson Jónsi Karin Dreijer Kitarō Max Richter Michael Cretu Mike Oldfield Moby Nine Inch Nails Rick Wakeman Spinnin' Records Trent Reznor United Kingdom Vangelis Yoko Kanno

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · ChristianKl · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 54
    Wikidata description → music genre emphasizing tone and atmosphere over traditional structure or rhythm
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'av', 'az', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ Named after: Ambient albums"
  2. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Concepts/Ambient_Music
    Svkkl authority id → 0329580-ambientni-hudba
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Concepts/Ambient_Music, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → popular music
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → music genre
    Named after → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|14 */ Yso id: 29942, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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