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The new dark spinning ride is inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns' 1874 symphonic tone poem, and revealing any more details would detract from the ride’s ghostly allure.—Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025 Contemporary orchestras show increasing interest in the symphonies of Louise Farrenc, the tone poems of Augusta Holmès, and the choral works of Lili Boulanger.—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 This kind of visual tone poem approach was something that was used quite a lot for multiple 80s anime.—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 The album Women features the world-premiere studio recording of Irish composer Ina Boyle's Violin Concerto (1935), which evokes bucolic scenes with the feel of a tone poem.—Olivia Hampton, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tone poem
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