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program music Instrumental music of the 19th and 20th cent. that endeavors to arouse mental pictures or ideas in the thoughts of the listener—to tell a story, depict a scene, or impel a mood. Moussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, intended by the composer as program music, might be contrasted with a symphony of Brahms, which is considered as absolute music absolute music, term used for music dependent on its structure alone for comprehension. It is the antithesis of program music . It is not associated with extramusical ideas or with a pictorial or narrative scheme of emotions, nor does it attempt to reproduce sounds ..... Click the link for more information. . It is so called because it relies on a "program" (an expanatory text or narrative) to explain its extra-musical associations. Examples are the symphonic poems of Liszt Liszt, Franz (fränts lĭst), 1811–86, Hungarian composer and pianist. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Sorceror's Apprentice by Dukas Dukas, Paul (pōl dükä`), 1865–1935, French composer and critic. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bruckner himself nicknamed it "Romantic," and it became Bruckner's only program symphony. The "Romantic" was Bruckner's only program symphony, with the composer telling us what each movement was supposed to represent, from knights riding out of a medieval castle at dawn to the sounds of the forest and birds to a hunting song and large-scale summary in closing. |
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