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Program music
A form of art music, generally without vocal parts, that attempts to convey a scene, image, or mood.
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A form of art music, generally without vocal parts, that attempts to convey a scene, image, or mood.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Program music"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| piped musicnoun | Synonym of background music (“music played as background in public spaces”). |
| partnoun | A portion; a component. |
| pop musicnoun | Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music, and nowadays also from rock music. |
| popular musicnoun | Synonym of pop music. |
| symphonic poemnoun | (music) A piece of orchestral music, in one movement, based on something non-musical, such as a story or a painting. |
| pathopoeianoun | (music) The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions. |
| popcraftnoun | (music) The art of composing or performing pop music |
| tone poemnoun | (music) A piece of symphonic music which, like a poem, has a narrative or descriptive theme. |
| poperanoun | (informal, music, uncountable) A crossover genre combining elements of pop music and classical opera. |
| period piecenoun | A work of art or drama which evokes a particular historical era. |
| phrasingnoun | The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice. |
| process artnoun | (art) A style of art, especially sculpture, which emphasises the process by which it was made, rather than its form. |
| pianisticsnoun | (music) The art or technique of playing the piano. |
| phonorecordingnoun | A recording of sound or music. |
| pathopœianoun | Obsolete spelling of pathopoeia. [(music) The arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions.] |
| plainsongnoun | (music) A form of monophonic chant in unison using the Gregorian scale, sung in various Christian churches. |
| operanoun | (music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. |
| panpipingnoun | The playing of panpipes; the music produced by panpipes. |
| pop rocknoun | (music) A musical genre combining elements of pop music and rock music. |
| proto-rapnoun | (uncountable) Performance art forms that served as precursors to rap, especially those that feature rhythmic spoken and/or half-sung lyrics. |
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