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absolute music: a standalone construct

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Philosophy of music

the idea that instrumental music without text or program is self-sufficient and the highest form of musical art.

In philosophy of music, absolute music refers to the idea that instrumental music without text or program is self-sufficient and the highest form of musical art. This meaning comes from Dahlhaus (1978) in Die Idee der absoluten Musik.[1]

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References

Dahlhaus, C. (1978). Die Idee der absoluten Musik. Bärenreiter Verlag. ISBN 9783761805992

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