a piece written for the purposes of practicing or displaying technique
Étude
Language: French
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Nonette
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a group of nine players, a piece written for nine players
Octette
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a work written for eight players, the group playing such a piece of music
Octuor
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a work written for eight players, the group playing such a piece of music
Pastorale
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pastoral; an instrumental piece, often written over long drone like bass notes, with rustic overtones
Sextette
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a group of six instrumentalists, a piece of music written for such a group to play
Sextuor
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a group of six instrumentalists, a piece of music written for such a group to play
Tombeau
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a piece written in someone's memory
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dampen, mute, to dampen