Gloomy music awful - little good in it (5)
I believe the answer is:
dirge
'gloomy music' is the definition.
'dirge' can be an answer for 'music' (dirge is a kind of music). I'm not sure about the 'gloomy' bit.
'awful little good in it' is the wordplay.
'awful' becomes 'dire' (synonyms).
'little' suggests taking the first letters.
'in it' indicates putting letters inside.
The initial letter of 'good' is 'g'.
'dire' placed around 'g' is 'DIRGE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dirge that I've seen before include "A slow mournful song, lament for the dead" , "Threnody" , "Funeral hymn" , "dreary tune" , "part of funeral, perhaps" .)