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The phrase "a musical frame of reference" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the context or background that shapes one's understanding or interpretation of music.
Example: "To fully appreciate the nuances of this composition, one must consider the cultural and historical influences that provide a musical frame of reference."
Alternatives: "a musical context" or "a musical perspective".
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I didn't have a musical frame of reference in which to place it.
One look at the comments under the audio version of UK trio London Grammar's new single Strong on YouTube supplies anyone looking for a musical frame of reference with at least six different options.
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More accurately, bossa nova was a musical frame through which local musicians and poets viewed the rapid modernisation of Brazil.
In Modernism there is a perspective, a frame of reference; in postmodernism there is no frame, no stability: tradition is a collection of trivia.
Descriptors are an obvious way to provide a frame of reference.
The model has three important characteristics: a general Islamic frame of reference; a multi-party democracy; and significant economic growth.
We no longer have a universal frame of reference.
"They have a larger frame of reference," he said.
I didn't have a good frame of reference".
But the recipients have a different frame of reference.
This plate defines a fixed frame of reference.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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