descriptive music
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Though not overtly descriptive music, its four movements, playing for a little under 20 minutes, imaginatively evoke the feeling of four distinct times in the passage of a day.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2012
Of his descriptive music by far the greater part is written for the piano; so that, at the start, a very definite limitation is imposed upon magnitude of plan.
From Edward MacDowell by Gilman, Lawrence
It is descriptive music, tonal painting if you will; but the color is local or national.
From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Goepp, Philip H.
Suddenly the indignant cries of the whole listening company mingled in confusion with the inspired voice of the improvisatrice and the descriptive music of the lutes.
From The Royal Pawn of Venice A Romance of Cyprus by Turnbull, Lawrence, Mrs.
It should be clearly understood that word-painting is not descriptive music.
From Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians by Runciman, John F.
