MUSICAL COMPOSITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does musical composition mean? 

• MUSICAL COMPOSITION (noun)
  The noun MUSICAL COMPOSITION has 1 sense:

1. a musical work that has been created

  Familiarity information: MUSICAL COMPOSITION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSICAL COMPOSITION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musical work that has been created

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

composition; musical composition; opus; piece; piece of music

Context example:

the composition is written in four movements

Hypernyms ("musical composition" is a kind of...):

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Meronyms (parts of "musical composition"):

coda; finale (the closing section of a musical composition)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "musical composition"):

symphonic poem; tone poem (an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales)

etude (a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity)

idyl; idyll; pastoral; pastorale (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 (a short section of a musical composition)

movement (a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata)

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 (a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected)

canon (a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts)

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 ((music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully))

song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)

study (a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique)

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)

incidental music (music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes)

duet; duette; duo (a musical composition for two performers)

sheet music (a musical composition in printed or written form)

arrangement; musical arrangement (a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments)

realisation; realization (a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer)

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 musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment))

morceau (a short literary or musical composition)

trio (a musical composition for three performers)

quartet; quartette (a musical composition for four performers)

quintet; quintette (a musical composition for five performers)

sestet; sextet; sextette (a musical composition written for six performers)

septet; septette (a musical composition written for seven performers)

octet; octette (a musical composition written for eight performers)

bagatelle (a light piece of music for piano)

divertimento; serenade (a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form)