types:
morceau
a short literary or musical composition
sheet music
a musical composition in printed or written form
realisation,
realization
a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer
intermezzo
a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
allegro
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
allegretto
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
andante
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow
introit
a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services
solo
a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)
trio
a musical composition for three performers
octet,
octette
a musical composition written for eight performers
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
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
movement
a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
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
medley,
pastiche,
potpourri
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
adagio
(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
song,
vocal
a short musical composition with words
study
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
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
incidental music
music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes
rhapsody
an improvisational and emotional musical composition with an irregular form
lead sheet
a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form
musical score,
score
a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
orchestration
an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
instrumentation
the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
allegro
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
allegretto
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
andante
a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow
intermezzo
a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony
voluntary
composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
intro
a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music
cadence
the close of a musical section
cadenza
a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
largo
(music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
scherzo
a fast movement (usually in triple time)
partita
(music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
adagio
(music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
anthem
a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
aria
an elaborate song for solo voice
ballad,
lay
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
ditty
a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
drinking song
a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties
lied
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
partsong
a song with two or more voice parts
roundelay
a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain
serenade
a song characteristically played outside the house of a love interest
torch song
a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
work song
a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work
recitative
a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
impromptu
a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
reprise
a repetition of a short musical passage