composed musical work
original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental
sonata
type of musical composition, usually for a solo instrument or a small instrumental ensemble
chamber music
form of classical music composed for a small group of instruments
recitative
musical form in opera, cantata, mass or oratorio
march
musical genre, piece of music in origin was expressly written for marching
cycle
multi-part musical composition or group of compositions with a common idea
air
various song-like vocal or instrumental compositions
cortina
a short piece of music that is played between tango dance event
intermezzo
opera genre
bagatelle
short piece of music
potpourri
musical piece made up of short excerpts from different existing pieces, played one after the other
sound collage
music term and genre; technique where newly branded sound objects or compositions, including songs, are created from collage
scale
ordered arrangement of musical tones
posse cut
type of song in hip hop music
prelude and fugue
musical form consisting of a prelude and a fugue in the same key
signature song
song (otherwise one of a few songs) that a popular and well-established recording artist or band is most closely identified with or best known for
piece for harpsichord
type of musical work
Close your eyes and listen
music work by Astor Piazzolla
oratorio
large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists
duet
musical composition or arrangement for two performers
leitmotif
short, constantly recurring musical phrase, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation
tiento
musical genre
passacaglia
musical form written in triple metre
chaconne
musical form; type of dance
sacred concerto
17th-century genre of sacred music
bugle call
short tune used for communication
miniature
type of short musical composition
Ask Me Now
Thelonious Monk song
public domain music
musical works that are no longer in copyright term or were never protected by copyright law
elegy
chamber piece of music of a thoughtful, sad tone
medley
succession of well-known tunes strung together, generally without any formal construction, similar to a potpourri, though generally of a smoother construction
Una mattina
composition by Ludovico Einaudi
concerto
musical composition usually in three parts
rondo
musical form or character type
cantata
vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment
fanfare
relatively short piece of music that is typically played brass instruments
impromptu
musical form
burlesque
type of musical composition
character piece
musical composition
folia
type of musical composition
quodlibet
a composition in which well-known melodies and texts appear in successive or simultaneous combinations
piano concerto
musical composition for piano and orchestra
concert piece
short musical work in one movement for solo instrument and orchestra
seguidilla
old Castilian folk song and dance form
villanella
light Italian secular vocal music
salon music
popular music genre in Europe during the 19th century
Chorale concerto
music genre