可以说play music吗

问题描述

Classical music is played with traditional European instruments, often in large orchestras.

来源：北师大高中英语教材的模块二（Unit 5）的Styles of Music。

问题：英语可以说 play music 吗？若不可以，那为什么可以用 music is played 呢？谢谢！

老师答疑

蒋老师：

完全可以说 play music，你多找本词典查一下就知道了：

play music 演奏音乐（朗文词典）

The band was playing music from the show “South Pacific”. 乐队在演奏《南太平洋》一剧中的音乐。（朗文词典）

Playing music has been a wonderful diversion for me. 演奏音乐一直是我极好的消遣。（美国传统词典）