Meaning: The music could still be heard even after the concert was over.
Choice of Words: "Lingered" suggests that the music continued to exist in the atmosphere, even after the concert had ended.
Alternative Expressions
The music hung in the atmosphere.
Meaning: This means that the music was still present in the air, even though it was no longer being played. It's like saying, The music seemed to float in the air, as if it was hanging there.
Choice of Words:Music refers to organized sounds that are pleasing to the ear, hung means to be suspended in the air, and atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. When you put them together, the sentence describes the music staying in the air without moving.
The melody lingered on.
Meaning: This means that the main tune of the music could still be heard, even though the music was no longer being played. It's like saying, Even after the song ended, the melody stuck in my head and kept playing over and over.
Choice of Words:Melody refers to the main tune of a piece of music, lingered means to stay somewhere for a while, and on means continuing. When you put them together, the sentence describes the main tune of the music continuing to exist for a period of time.