noun
absolute music
Music that is not explicitly about anything; non-programmatic, non-representational instrumental music. Often contrasted with 標題音楽 (program music).
See also: 標題音楽
絶対音楽は、物語や情景を描写しない純粋な器楽曲を指す。
Absolute music refers to purely instrumental works that do not depict a story or scene.
Program music; music that tells a story or paints a picture, in contrast to 絶対音楽.
Calque from German 'absolute Musik', composed of 絶対 (absolute) and 音楽 (music).