Abstract music
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Abstract music may mean:
- Abstract electronic music, a style of electronic musicElectronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
commonly practiced in techno, glitch and ambient that involves significant sampling and sound processing. - Absolute musicAbsolute musicAbsolute music is a concept in music that describes music as an art form separated from formalisms or other considerations; it is not explicitly about anything; it is non-representational. In contrast to program music, absolute music makes sense without accompanying words, images, drama, or...
, a term used within the classical music field to describe music that is not explicitly "about" anything, non-representational or non-objective.