programmatic composition

C26135
concept

Programmatic composition is a musical work that is explicitly inspired by, and intended to evoke, a non-musical narrative, scene, idea, or image.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
programmatic composition canonical 12
programmatic work 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: programmatic composition
Generated description
Programmatic composition is a musical work that is explicitly inspired by, and intended to evoke, a non-musical narrative, scene, idea, or image.

Instances (13)

Instance Via concept surface
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 programmatic work
Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev
surface form: Peter and the Wolf
Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie
Autumn (L’autunno)
Spring in E major
Summer in G minor
Autumn in F major
Winter in F minor
RV 293 (Autumn)
The Planets
Dante Symphony
Symphony No. 7
surface form: Symphony No. 7 (Vaughan Williams)