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- Dictionarypro·gram mu·sic/ˈprōˌɡram ˈmyo͞ozik/
noun
- 1. music that is intended to evoke images or convey the impression of events.
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Type of art music that attempts to musically render an extra-musical narrative
Program music or programmatic music is a type of instrumental art music that attempts to musically render an extramusical narrative. The narrative itself might be offered to the audience through the piece's title, or in the form of program notes, inviting imaginative correlations with the music. A well-known example is Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf. Wikipedia