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| | Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Program Music |
 | | Program music is instrumental music that attempts to tell a story, render a scene or picture in a realistic way, or convey impressions of a character, place, or event. |
 | | The “program” of a piece is the story or subject; it may be set out in a preface or accompanying text (prose or poetry), or it may simply be indicated by the piece's title. |
 | | The nineteenth century, however — the period of Romanticism in music — is the period during which program music achieved the height of its popularity and prestige, as many composers sought an intimate connection between music and the other arts, including literature and painting. |
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