music that evokes a idea, mood or experience
Illustrative music
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Impressionism
Shared keyword
gives an impression of an experience
Character piece
Shared keyword
a musical piece representing a location, mood or personality
Elaboration
Shared keyword
development or expansion of a musical idea or theme
Expression marks
Shared keyword
indications in a musical score where the composer wish changes in the dynamics, tempo or mood
Phrase
Shared keyword
a short musical idea similar to a sentence in spoken language
Programme music
Shared keyword
music that interprets an object of contemplation or an emotional experience
Sentence
Shared keyword
a complete, independent musical idea, usually consisting of two or four phrases, ending with a cadence
Stimmung
Shared keyword
German
tuning, mood