Absolute music

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Absolute music, less often abstract music, is a term used within the classical music field to describe music that is not explicitly 'about' anything, non-representational or non-objective. Absolute music has no words and no references to stories, scenes, illustrations or any other kind of extramusical idea. It is also known in classical contexts as abstract music and is in contrast to programme music.