program music
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Definition
Noun: 1. A genre of instrumental music: Program music is a type of musical composition, typically for orchestra, that is intended to tell a story, depict a scene, or evoke specific images, ideas, or events in the listener's mind. It is often contrasted with "absolute music," which is music for its own sake without an explicit narrative or descriptive purpose.
Usage
- Program music uses musical elements like melody, harmony, rhythm, and orchestration to represent non-musical concepts.
- It is often accompanied by a written text or title that guides the listener's imagination, such as a poem, a story, or a descriptive phrase.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- Program Symphony: A multi-movement orchestral work that follows a narrative program, like Berlioz's .
- Tone Poem (or Symphonic Poem): A one-movement orchestral composition based on a poetic or descriptive idea, a form perfected by composers like Richard Strauss.
- Concert Overture: A single-movement orchestral piece, often in sonata form, that is programmatic, such as Tchaikovsky's .
Variants and Related Words
- Programmatic (adjective): Describing music that tells a story or paints a picture.
- The composer's programmatic approach made the music very vivid.
- Absolute Music (noun): The conceptual opposite of program music; instrumental music without explicit extra-musical meaning.
Synonyms
- Descriptive Music
- Tone Painting (referring to the technique of imitating sounds or suggesting images)
Antonyms
- Absolute Music
Related Concepts
- Idée fixe: A recurring musical theme representing a person or idea, used in program music.
- Leitmotif: A recurring musical phrase associated with a particular person, place, or idea, extensively used in operas and some programmatic works.
Noun
- musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events