Tone poem

/tˈəʊn pˈəʊɪm/

/tˈoʊn pˈoʊɪm/

Tone poem

a piece of music in one movement that is intended for symphony orchestra, telling a story or describing a place or an idea

Examples

1. The Strauss Zarathustra is a tone poem.

2. It's a tone poem depicting a certain Greek myth.

3. We've been introduced to this idea of the tone poem.

4. But that was the opening of one of his tone poems.