programme music
Britishnoun
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Some consideration of this subject may enable us to understand the much discussed question of programme music.
From Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
His overtures are unquestionably romantic, and as their histrionic and scenic titles indicate, partake of the nature of programme music.
From For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music by Moore, Aubertine Woodward
They are highly descriptive, but one may well question whether the string quartet is the proper vehicle for such programme music.
From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher
This brings us to Hector Berlioz, the famous French symphonist, the exponent par excellence of programme music, that is, music intended to illustrate a special story.
From For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music by Moore, Aubertine Woodward
The programme music of Berlioz was simply larger and more flamboyant than the little exercises of Bach in the same direction.
From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)
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