+Absolute music, or [pure music](/wiki/pure_music), is music created for its own inherent beauty and structural integrity, independent of extramusical ideas like a story or image. It emphasizes [musical form](/wiki/musical_form) and internal coherence, letting the sound itself be the primary meaning.
+## See also
+- [Program Music](/wiki/program_music)
+- [Symphony](/wiki/symphony)
+- [Aesthetics](/wiki/aesthetics)