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elevator music

subtype of background music, characterized by simple instrumental themes from "soft" popular music, or "light" classical music being performed by slow strings
Intangible music_genre Q1432201
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elevator music

Summary

elevator music is a music genre[1]. It draws 280 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #318 of 1,946).[2]

Key Facts

  • elevator music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • Muzak is named after elevator music[4].
  • elevator music's GND ID is recorded as 4392663-0[5].
  • elevator music's subclass of is recorded as music on hold[6].
  • elevator music's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jpmr[7].
  • elevator music's Munzinger Pop ID is recorded as 02000001265[8].
  • elevator music's different from is recorded as background music[9].
  • elevator music's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as muzak[10].
  • elevator music's Canadian Encyclopedia article ID is recorded as muzak-emc[11].
  • elevator music's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3944727[12].

Why It Matters

elevator music draws 280 Wikipedia views per month (music_genre category, ranking #318 of 1,946).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_elevator-music_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{elevator music}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/elevator-music}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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