componimento musicale

Definitions of componimento musicale
  1. noun
    a musical work that has been created
    synonyms: composizione, composizione musicale, musica
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    examples:
    magnificat
    (Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum')
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    terzetto, trio
    a musical composition for three performers
    sestetto
    a musical composition written for six performers
    ottetto
    a musical composition written for eight performers
    serenata
    a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
    idillio
    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
    passaggio
    a short section of a musical composition
    largo
    (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
    seguito
    a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
    notturno
    a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
    canto, canzone, sigla
    a short musical composition with words
    strumentazione
    the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
    ballata
    a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
    nenia, requie, requiem
    a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
    cantilena, ninnananna
    a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
    serenata
    a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
    modulazione
    a musical passage moving from one key to another
    type of:
    musica
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
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