tone poem

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tone poem Meaning of "tone poem"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales

Usage(s):

  1. A melodic tone poem for strings, written before Schnberg got lost in dissonances.
  2. He generously included his wife and baby in the scenario when he wrote this tone poem about a day at home.
  3. The rarely encountered, frankly Wagnerian tone poem Macbeth, Strauss's first attempt in the genre, makes an appealing, generous bonus.
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