a musical piece representing a location, mood or personality
Character piece
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Nocturne
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English
a moderately slow piece, usually for piano, of dreamy, reflective, contemplative character and song like melody
Nocturne
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French
a moderately slow piece, usually for piano, of dreamy, reflective, contemplative character and song like melody
Notturno
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Italian
a moderately slow piece, usually for piano, of dreamy, reflective, contemplative character and song like melody
Prelude
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a piece that is played before another piece or group of pieces
Romance
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a short instrumental piece with the lyrical character of a vocal romance
Tail piece
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a piece of metal or wood at the lower end of a stringed instrument to which the strings are attached
Trio
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a piece played by three players; a piece of music to be play such a group; a contrasted section between two performances of a…
Changes
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the set of chord changes, or harmonies, contained in the central theme or melody around which a piece has been built