Centrepiece

A centerpiece is an important item of a display, usually of a table setting. Centrepieces help set the theme of the decorations and bring extra decorations to the room. A centrepiece also refers to any central or important object in a collection of items.

Purpose

On the table, a centrepiece is a central object which serves a decorative purpose. However, centrepieces are often not too large, to avoid difficulty with visibility around the table and to allow for the easier serving of dishes.

Other centerpieces are often made from flowers, candles, fruit, or candy.

Centerpieces are a major part of the decoration for a wedding reception, being used widely at wedding receptions with flowers being the most popular form of centerpieces. Weddings, baby showers, engagement parties, anniversary parties and birthdays often have some form of centerpiece.

Formal functions in Europe can sometimes have very elaborate centerpieces, which can span the entire length of the table.

At holiday times, including Valentine's Day, Easter Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, homes are often decorated with holiday centerpieces.

Centerpiece (song)

Centerpiece is a 1958 jazz standard, usually performed in a swing style. It was written by Harry Edison and Jon Hendricks.

The song is a love song, with the lyrics indicating that the singer feels incomplete without his lover. Each of the two verses ends with the couplet:

Covers

The song is incorporated into a medley, with her own song "Harry's House", by Joni Mitchell, on her 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns. Jazz singer Roseanna Vitro recorded the song on her 1984 debut LP, Listen Here.

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