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oeuvre

Definitions of oeuvre
  1. noun
    a musical work that has been created
    synonyms: composition
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    types:
    partition
    a musical composition in printed or written form
    adaptation, arrangement
    a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
    duo
    a musical composition for two performers
    passage
    a short section of a musical composition
    mouvement
    a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
    suite
    a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
    pot-pourri
    a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
    nocturne
    a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
    chanson
    a short musical composition with words
    étude
    a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
    partition
    a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
    chanson religieuse
    religious music for singing
    chanson, petit air, rengaine
    a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
    chant populaire
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
    type of:
    musique
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
  2. noun
    the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
    synonyms: ouvrage
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    type of:
    production, rendement
    final product; the things produced
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