tone poem
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tone poem
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Written for large orchestra and inspired by Madame Helena Blavatsky’s Theosophical Society, the symphonic tone poem is a fantastical transformation of the Greek myth of Prometheus, who steals fire from the gods.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
Without news from home, “Orbital” might well have been more of a tone poem than fully realized fiction.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023
“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
Nor is it a tone poem, in which it might be sufficient for songs simply to create a mood and please the ear.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022
As a divertissement, compared to a tone poem; as a curtain-raiser to a three-act play.
From When Winter Comes to Main Street by Overton, Grant Martin
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