a short instrumental piece with the lyrical character of a vocal romance
Romance
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Bagatelle
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French, German
trifle, unpretentious; a short, light instrumental piece of music of no specified form, usually for piano
Character piece
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a musical piece representing a location, mood or personality
Sonata
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an extended piece in several movements for a number of instrumental soloists, most commonly one, with instrumental accompanim…
Ritornel
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English
an instrumental piece
Ritornell
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German
an instrumental piece
Ritornello
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Italian
an instrumental piece
Ritournelle
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French
an instrumental piece
Rondo
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an instrumental form in which the first or main section is repeated between subsidiary sections and to conclude the piece; us…