piece of music vs program music

program music vs piece of music

piece of music and program music both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of music	Yes	No	No	No
program music	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, program music is a hyponym of piece of music; that is, program music is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of music:

piece of music: a musical work that has been created
program music: musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events

Other hyponyms of piece of music include morceau, sheet music, arrangement, musical arrangement, realisation, realization, intermezzo, introit, solo, duet, duette, duo, trio, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, sestet, sextet, sextette, septet, septette, octet, octette, bagatelle, divertimento, serenade, canon, etude, idyl, idyll, pastoral, pastorale, sonata, toccata, fantasia, musical passage, passage, movement, larghetto, suite, symphonic poem, tone poem, medley, pastiche, potpourri, nocturne, notturno, song, vocal, study, capriccio, motet, programme music, incidental music, csardas, czardas.

piece of music (noun)	program music (noun)
a musical work that has been created	musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events

Difference between piece of music and program music

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