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

Afrikaans: absolute musiek, abstrakte musiek
Dutch: abstracte muziek m
German: absolute Musik (de) f
Portuguese: música absoluta (pt) f

References

Costello, Robert B. et al. (1971) The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, page 5: “absolute music”

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