composizione

Definitions of composizione
  1. noun
    the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
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    assetto, configurazione, disposizione, distribuzione, ordinamento, ordine, organizzazione, sistemazione
    the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
  2. noun
    the act of creating written works
    synonyms: componimento, redazione, svolgimento, tema
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    types:
    lessicografia
    the act of writing dictionaries
  3. noun
    musical creation
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    riassetto
    changing an arrangement
    orchestrazione, strumentazione
    the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
    orchestrazione, strumentazione
    an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
  4. noun
    art and technique of printing with movable type
    synonyms: tipografia
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    stampa
    reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
  5. noun
    a musical work that has been created
    synonyms: componimento musicale, 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
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    musica
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
  6. noun
    the way in which someone or something is composed
    synonyms: costituzionale, costituzione
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    fenotipo
    what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
    genotipo
    the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
    infrastruttura
    the basic structure or features of a system or organization
    impalcatura, intelaiatura
    the underlying structure
    type of:
    attributo, proprietà, qualità
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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