Program music vs absolute music composers biography
Famous program music
This week let’s look at a 19th-century dispute over “absolute” music and “programmatic” music.
Programmatic music examples
In the world of classical music, there are two primary categories: absolute music and program music.
What is absolute music
For now, let’s talk about some of his most famous compositions and how they show a nearly balance between programmatic and absolute music.
How did program music develop
Most significantly opposed to the new concept was the idea of "program music"—instrumental music that relied on a programmatic explanation to orient an audience to its .