Absolute Music Definition
noun
Instrumental music that is free of any explicit verbal reference or program.
American Heritage
Music that does not seek to suggest a story, scene, etc. but is concerned purely with tone, structure, etc.
Webster's New World
Instrumental music having an intellectual and affective content, which depends solely on its rhythmic, melodic, and contrapuntal structure.
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