tone poem

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   an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales

   Synonymssymphonic poem

   Broadermusical composition

Questions about tone poem

What does tone poem mean?

tone poem means "an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales".

What is another word for tone poem?

Close synonyms include symphonic poem. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tone poem a common word?

tone poem is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.