"spanish music"

Question

Are these ways of saying "spanish music" or "music from Spain", etc. right? Is there a reason why? If yes, which one of them is the most common?

1. la música en España
2. la música de España
3. la música de español
4. la música de española
5. la música español
6. la música española

Answer 1

la música en España = the music in Spain. CORRECT la música de España = Spain's music. CORRECT la música de español = INCORRECT la música de española = INCORRECT la música español = INCORRECT. (La) música española = (The) Spanish music la música española = The Spanish music

All of them refering to the music in Spain. "(La) música en español" would be Spanish music around the world (music in Spanish)

Answer 2

Let's wait for a native or more experienced Spanish speaker to come along, but looking at your list, only three are grammatically correct (1, 2, and 6). Out of those, la música de España and la música española sound the best, with la música española being the very best. But that's just my two cents' worth.

Why is 5 incorrect? Thanks! - jpmusicc, Jun 4, 2013