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Definition of Symphonic poem

1. Noun. An orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales.

Definition of Symphonic poem

1. Noun. (music) A piece of orchestral music, in one movement, based on something non-musical, such as a story or a painting. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Symphonic Poem

Literary usage of Symphonic poem

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Stories of Symphonic Music: A Guide to the Meaning of Important Symphonies by Lawrence Gilman (1907)
"3: Op. 40 This symphonic poem illustrates a fantastic poem by Henri Cazalis, lines from which are prefixed to the score. They are as follows (in a prose ..."

2. Poet Lore (1901)
"... can induce the mood which the other art induces,— for example, as Strauss's symphonic poem to ' Faust' interprets the soul elements of Faust's character ..."

3. A Complete History of Music, for Schools, Clubs, and Private Readings by Winton James Baltzell (1905)
"LESSON L THE symphonic poem IN GERMANY. Wagner's Influence.—The genius of Wagner produced and applied to Opera a far richer and more complicated ..."

4. A Complete History of Music, for Schools, Clubs, and Private Readings by Winton James Baltzell (1905)
"LESSON L. THE symphonic poem IN GERMANY. Wagner's Influence.—The genius of Wagner produced and applied to Opera a far richer and more complicated ..."

5. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"... The "Pastoral" Symphony — Descriptive Music in Mendelssohn's Overtures — Liszt and the symphonic poem — Culmination of this Form in Richard Strauss. ..."

6. Symphonies and Their Meaning: Third Series: Modern Symphonies by Philip Henry Goepp (1913)
"symphonic poem, "THE MOLDAU RIVER " * Simplicity is uppermost in these scores; yet the true essence is almost hidden to the mere reader. ..."

7. Stories of Symphonic Music: A Guide to the Meaning of Important Symphonies by Lawrence Gilman (1907)
"3: Op. 40 This symphonic poem illustrates a fantastic poem by Henri Cazalis, lines from which are prefixed to the score. They are as follows (in a prose ..."

8. Poet Lore (1901)
"... can induce the mood which the other art induces,— for example, as Strauss's symphonic poem to ' Faust' interprets the soul elements of Faust's character ..."

9. A Complete History of Music, for Schools, Clubs, and Private Readings by Winton James Baltzell (1905)
"LESSON L THE symphonic poem IN GERMANY. Wagner's Influence.—The genius of Wagner produced and applied to Opera a far richer and more complicated ..."

10. A Complete History of Music, for Schools, Clubs, and Private Readings by Winton James Baltzell (1905)
"LESSON L. THE symphonic poem IN GERMANY. Wagner's Influence.—The genius of Wagner produced and applied to Opera a far richer and more complicated ..."

11. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"... The "Pastoral" Symphony — Descriptive Music in Mendelssohn's Overtures — Liszt and the symphonic poem — Culmination of this Form in Richard Strauss. ..."

12. Symphonies and Their Meaning: Third Series: Modern Symphonies by Philip Henry Goepp (1913)
"symphonic poem, "THE MOLDAU RIVER " * Simplicity is uppermost in these scores; yet the true essence is almost hidden to the mere reader. ..."

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