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absolute music

US/ˈæb.səˌlut ˈmju.sɪk/

absolute music noun: instrumental music having an intellectual and affective content, which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic, and contrapuntal structure.

Noun

absolute music (uncountable)

  1. Instrumental music having an intellectual and affective content, which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic, and contrapuntal structure.
    Antonyms:
    program music

Antonyms of absolute music

Questions about absolute music

What does absolute music mean?
Absolute music means instrumental music having an intellectual and affective content, which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic, and contrapuntal structure.
What part of speech is absolute music?
Absolute music is a noun.
How do you pronounce absolute music?
Absolute music is pronounced /ˈæb.səˌlut ˈmju.sɪk/ (US).

Words near absolute music in the dictionary

  1. absolute means
  2. absolute monarch
  3. absolute monarchies
  4. absolute monarchs
  5. absolute monarchy
  6. absolute music
  7. absolute of enfleurage
  8. absolute path
  9. absolute paths
  10. absolute personal equation
  11. absolute personal equations

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