Meaning of the word "tone poem" in English
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tone poem
US /ˈtoʊn ˌpoʊ.ɪm/
UK /ˈtoʊn ˌpoʊ.ɪm/
Noun
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a piece of orchestral music, typically in one movement, that illustrates or evokes the content of a poem, short story, novel, painting, or other non-musical source.
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Richard Strauss's 'Also sprach Zarathustra' is a famous tone poem.
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Many composers in the Romantic era wrote tone poems.
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