Ambient

Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. A form of instrumental music, it may lack net composition, beat, or structured melody.^[5] It uses textural layers of sound which can reward both passive and active listening^[6] and encourage a sense of calm or contemplation.^[7][8] The genre is said to evoke an “atmospheric”, “visual”,^[9] or “unobtrusive” quality.^[10] Nature soundscapes may be included, and the sounds of acoustic instruments such as the piano, strings and flute may be emulated through a synthesizer.^[11]