absolute music
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈmju.sɪk/, /ˌæb.səˈljut ˈmju.sɪk/
Noun
absolute music (uncountable)
- Instrumental music having an intellectual and affective content, which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic, and contrapuntal structure.[1]
- Antonym: program music
Translations
music which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic and contrapuntal structure
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References
- Costello, Robert B. et al. (1971) The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, pages 5