Which is the following is an accurate definition of absolute music?
a) Vocal music that sets a poetic text
b) instrumental music based on an extra-musical idea
c) instrumental music with clear harmonic progressions in the bass line
d) music that is cut off from the larger world of words and ideas
d
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