Not putting mbp to sleep when closing screen, possible?

Dear All,
I was wondering whether it is possible to close the screen without putting the MacBook Pro to sleep but instead having applications running or listening to music etc. Is it possible to adjust the settings for that? I haven't found anything in System Preferences, yet.
I would appreciate your help,
Jerome

Ya my blue tooth mouse works well for waking it up into clamshell mode, even though that's not what I was shooting for. I just want to turn of the silly mouse...LOL
The problem is with the clamshell, unless you have an external monitor attached you can not visually see anything to restart what ever application stopped when you closed the lid.

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