English > composition: 9 senses > noun 4, communication| Meaning | A musical work that has been created. |
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| Example | "the composition is written in four movements" |
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| Synonyms | musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music |
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| Parts | finale, coda | The closing section of a musical composition |
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| Narrower | adagio | (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) |
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| allegretto | A musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro |
| allegro | A musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner |
| andante | A musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow |
| bagatelle | A light piece of music for piano |
| canon | A contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts |
| capriccio | An instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation |
| divertimento, serenade | A musical composition in several movements |
| duet, duette, duo | A musical composition for two performers |
| etude | A short composition for a solo instrument |
| fantasia | A musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes |
| incidental music | music composed to accompany the action of a drama / drama or to fill intervals between scenes |
| intermezzo | A short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama / drama or opera |
| introit | A composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services |
| larghetto | (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio |
| largo | (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner |
| medley, potpourri, pastiche | A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources |
| morceau | A short / short literary or musical composition |
| motet | An unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics |
| movement | A major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata |
| musical arrangement, arrangement | A piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments |
| nocturne, notturno | A pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano) |
| octet, octette | A musical composition written for eight performers |
| passage, musical passage | A short section of a musical composition |
| pastorale, pastoral, idyll, idyl | A musical composition that evokes rural life |
| program music, programme music | musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events |
| quartet, quartette | A musical composition for four performers |
| quintet, quintette | A musical composition for five performers |
| realization, realisation | A musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer |
| septet, septette | A musical composition written for seven performers |
| sextet, sextette, sestet | A musical composition written for six performers |
| sheet music | A musical composition in printed or written form |
| solo | A musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment) |
| song, vocal | A short musical composition with words |
| study | A composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique |
| suite | A musical composition of several movements only loosely connected |
| symphonic poem, tone poem | An orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales |
| toccata | A baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style |
| trio | A musical composition for three performers |
| Broader | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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| Spanish | composición, obra, opus, pieza musical, pieza |
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| Catalan | composició, obra, opus, peça musical, peça |
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| Verbs | compose | write music |
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English > composition: 9 senses > noun 6, act| Meaning | The act of creating written works. |
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| Synonyms | writing, authorship, penning |
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| Category of | annotate, footnote | add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments |
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| author | Be the author of |
| co-author | Be a co-author on (a book, a paper / paper / paper) |
| dash off, scratch off, knock off, toss off, fling off | Write quickly |
| draft, outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something |
| dramatize, dramatise, adopt | put into dramatic form |
| ghost, ghostwrite | Write for someone else |
| paragraph | Write paragraphs |
| profile | write about |
| reference, cite | refer to |
| rewrite | rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose |
| script | Write a script for |
| write, compose, pen, indite | produce a literary work |
| write copy | Write for commercial publications |
| write on, write of, write about | Write about a particular topic |
| write out, write up | put into writing |
| Narrower | adoxography | Fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects |
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| drafting | Writing a first version to be filled out and polished later |
| dramatization, dramatisation | conversion into dramatic form |
| fabrication, fictionalization, fictionalisation | writing in a fictional form |
| historiography | The writing of history |
| lexicography | The act of writing dictionaries |
| metrification | Writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition) |
| novelization, novelisation | converting something into the form of a novel |
| redaction | The act of putting something in writing |
| versification | The art or practice of writing verse |
| Broader | verbal creation | creating something by the use of speech and language |
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| Spanish | composición, escritura |
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| Catalan | composició, escriptura |
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| Verbs | compose | produce a literary work |
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