Thesaurus:musical composition

Thesaurus

musical composition

English

Noun

Sense: work of music

Synonyms

• composition    [⇒ thesaurus]
• musical composition
• musical piece
• piece    [⇒ thesaurus]
• piece of music
• work    [⇒ thesaurus]
• work of music

Hyponyms

• air
• alleluia
• anthem
• arabesque
• aria
• aubade
• ballad
• ballet
• barcarole
• canon
• cantata
• canticle
• carol
• cavatina
• concerto
• counterpoint
• chant
• chorale
• crab canon
• duet
• fantasia
• fughetta
• fugue
• hymn
• idyll
• impromptu    [⇒ thesaurus]
• interlude
• intermezzo
• invention
• medley
• minuet
• monody
• motet
• madrigal
• march
• mass
• missa
• nonet
• octet
• opera
• oratorio
• paean
• passion
• pastoral
• plainchant
• plainsong
• polka
• prelude
• quartet    [⇒ thesaurus]
• quintet    [⇒ thesaurus]
• rhapsody
• rondo
• septette
• serenade
• solo
• sonata
• sonatina
• song
• sinfonia
• spiritual
• symphonic poem
• symphony
• tango
• toccata
• trio    [⇒ thesaurus]
• waltz

Hypernyms

• composition    [⇒ thesaurus]

Meronyms

• break
• bridge
• coda
• codetta
• chorus
• outro
• refrain
• scherzo
• tremolo
• verse

See also

• Thesaurus:dance
• Thesaurus:musical instrument

Further reading

• “415. music” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “music” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.