absolute music, n.All

Absolute music (n.) freed ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠from any content wins its independence and loses its power over the whole inner life — a pleasure for connoisseurs only.