musical composition

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musical composition - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

opus, piece of music, composition, piece

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"

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

musical arrangement, 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

coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition

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)

duette, duo, duet - a musical composition for two performers

trio - a musical composition for three performers

quartette, quartet - a musical composition for four performers

quintet, quintette - a musical composition for five performers

sextet, sextette, sestet - a musical composition written for six performers

septette, septet - a musical composition written for seven performers

octette, octet - 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

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

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

idyl, pastoral, pastorale, idyll - 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; "the second movement is slow and melodic"

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

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 - (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"

song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

study - a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"

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

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It would even be possible to consider all 'Zarathustra' as a musical composition. At all events, a very necessary condition in its production was a renaissance in myself of the art of hearing.

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The renowned singer is set to present a number of surprises through a musical composition of his most famous old and recent songs.

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It will feature an array of classical dances, contemporary performances, sand animation art and a special musical composition to highlight the attributes of Odisha.

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* Aditya Kashyap, a third-grade student at Lincoln Prairie, qualified in the musical composition category for his entry Heavenly Heroes.

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A cultural event in Tagum City in Davao del Norte province celebrating Filipino excellence in musical composition, performance and production.

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The UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage includes "Dede Gorgud's heritage: culture, folk legends and music", the art of crafting and playing kamancha, the tradition of cooking and serving dolma, the performance of Azerbaijani mugham (a folk musical composition), the tradition of cooking and serving lavash, Lahij copper craft, ashig art, Novruz holiday, the art of carpet weaving, tar performance, and kalaghayi art, as well as Chovgan, a traditional team game on Karabakh horses, and Yalli (Kochari, Tenzere), traditional group dances of Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Azerbaijan may apply to UNESCO for inclusion of another culture element in its list

Generally, the anthem is a patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions, and struggles of its people, recognized as the official national song.

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The musical composition has been created by the leading Pakistani folk music band 'Khumariyaan', using the instruments from all provinces of Pakistan.

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Entrants were invited to submit an entry in the form of an essay of between 500 and 1,000 words, a poem, a photographic essay, a moving image or a musical composition. The prize was open to anyone up to 25 years old across three age categories.

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The musical composition was rendered earlier in 1949 by Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla.

National anthem's composer

the musical composition. In other words, these royalties are paid to the copyright holder of the words and music to a song (sometimes the composer but more often a publishing company) -- not to the artist who actually records that song."