tone poem
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tone poem
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The score is a tone poem for cascading piano, string quartet and sighing clarinet lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2025
The essence of this Beethoven was in finding peace, and that essence was furthered in Strauss’ tone poem “Don Quixote,” which followed, and the premiere of Andreia Pinto Correia’s “Cortejo,” another L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
“The Inspection” filters the brutal claustrophobia of Stanley Kubrick’s boot camp horror show through the piercing subjectivity of Barry Jenkins’ coming-of-age tone poem.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
The tone poem is one of those forms that can be fudged and smudged a bit.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 6, 2022
"The best tone poem since Don Quixote," he said, rising and making her a bow.
From Sacrifice by Whitman, Stephen French
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