morceau - a short literary or musical composition

sheet music - a musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he played"

music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

musical arrangement, arrangement - a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

realisation, realization - a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

coda, finale - the closing section of a musical composition

intermezzo - a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera

solo - a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)

duette, duo, duet - a musical composition for two performers

trio - a musical composition for three performers

quartette, quartet - a musical composition for four performers

quintet, quintette - a musical composition for five performers

sextet, sextette, sestet - a musical composition written for six performers

septette, septet - a musical composition written for seven performers

octette, octet - a musical composition written for eight performers

bagatelle - a light piece of music for piano

divertimento, serenade - a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form

canon - a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts

etude - a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

pastoral, pastorale, idyll - 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

fantasia - a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes

musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition

allegro - a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner

movement - a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"

largo - (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner

larghetto - (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio

suite - a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

symphonic poem, tone poem - an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales

medley, pastiche, potpourri - 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)

adagio - (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly"

song - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"

study - a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"

capriccio - an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation

motet - an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century

program music, programme music - musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events