programme music
Britishnoun
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Crude attempts in this direction were made centuries ago, but programme music as an important branch of music is a modern phenomenon.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents by Lord, John
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
And further Debussy never uses the wholly material note so characteristic of programme music, but trusts mainly in the creation of a more abstract impression.
From Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Sadleir, Michael
Before taking up the works themselves, let us consider the form of which it is the soul, the principle of programme music.
From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James
His symphonies belong to what has been called, for want of a better name, "programme music," or music which needs the key of the story or legend to explain and justify the composition.
From Great Violinists And Pianists by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
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