Definition of piece of music Piece of music
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| piece of music - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" | ||
| musical composition, opus, composition, piece | ||
| music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
| morceau a short literary or musical composition | ||
| sheet music a musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he played" | ||
| musical arrangement, arrangement a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments | ||
| realisation, realization something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work" | ||
| coda, finale the concluding part of any performance | ||
| intermezzo a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera | ||
| allegro a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner | ||
| allegretto a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | ||
| andante a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow | ||
| introit a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services | ||
| solo a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied | ||
| duette, duo, duet a musical composition for two performers | ||
| trio a musical composition for three performers | ||
| quartette, quartet a musical composition for four performers | ||
| quintette, quintet a musical composition for five performers | ||
| sextette, sestet, sextet a rhythmic group of six lines of verse | ||
| septette, septet a musical composition written for seven performers | ||
| octette, octet a musical composition written for eight performers | ||
| bagatelle a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over | ||
| divertimento, serenade a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form | ||
| canon a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired | ||
| etude a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity | ||
| pastorale, idyl, idyll, pastoral a musical composition that evokes rural life | ||
| toccata a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style | ||
| fantasia a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes | ||
| musical passage, passage the act of passing from one state or place to the next | ||
| movement the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" | ||
| largo (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner | ||
| larghetto (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio | ||
| suite apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel) | ||
| symphonic poem, tone poem an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales | ||
| medley, pastiche, potpourri a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources | ||
| nocturne, notturno a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano) | ||
| adagio a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers | ||
| vocal, song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" | ||
| study a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study" | ||
| capriccio an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation | ||
| motet an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century | ||
| program music, programme music musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events | ||
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