Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A piece composed for the development of a specific point of technique.
- noun A composition featuring a point of technique but performed because of its artistic merit.
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- noun music A short piece of music, designed to give a
soloist performer practice in a particular area or skill.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And you obviously have never tackled a Chopin etude as undergrad.
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Well, if you burn through that Chopin etude, you might just, um, burn through that Chopin etude: Hazard: The recalled keyboards can overheat when in use, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Hot Hot Hot Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Well, if you burn through that Chopin etude, you might just, um, burn through that Chopin etude: Hazard: The recalled keyboards can overheat when in use, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
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I haven't felt this "Revolutionary" since I learned the Chopin etude.
GOP senator warns of 'minor revolution' over health care 2009
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After going out into the yard several times to see if Prince was barking at any reality, I brought him into the pantry and in order to compose his nerves I left the "Revolutionary" etude, which is so tempestuous, and played the next which is almost a lullaby, so soft and soothing is it, and to my relief it had its effect, and Prince went to sleep.
A Woman Rice Planter 1914
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What eventually came of the effort however was a half-hour long masterful set of variations, of which some were labelled "etude" and others merely "variation."
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What eventually came of the effort however was a half-hour long masterful set of variations, of which some were labelled "etude" and others merely "variation."
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What eventually came of the effort however was a half-hour long masterful set of variations, of which some were labelled "etude" and others merely "variation."
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What eventually came of the effort however was a half-hour long masterful set of variations, of which some were labelled "etude" and others merely "variation."
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What eventually came of the effort however was a half-hour long masterful set of variations, of which some were labelled "etude" and others merely "variation."
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