1859 C. Mackay 298 England, erroneously and stupidly said to be a non-musical country.
1902 W. James xvi. 421 Music gives us ontological messages which non-musical criticism is unable to contradict.
2001 9 Aug. (Educ. Plus section) 2/5 Britten has been puffed by an intellectual establishment for largely nonmusical reasons.