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Quick questions on Programme music and the symphony explained: H2 Music
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What is the symphonic poem?Show answer
The symphonic poem (tone poem) is a single-movement orchestral work, devised by Liszt, that depicts a poem, story or scene in continuous music, using thematic transformation to give it shape. It became a major Romantic genre.
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Explain the difference between absolute music and programme music. [2 marks]
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Define the idee fixe and name the work in which Berlioz used it. [2 marks]
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What is a symphonic poem, and who pioneered it? [3 marks]
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