encore

1. : a demand for repetition or reappearance made by an audience. 2. a. : a reappearance or additional performance demanded by an audience.

By 'encore' nowadays we invariably mean a short and often ostentatiously difficult piece offered by the artist as a kind of bonus. The best ones dazzle, beguile, intrigue, charm or amuse. 'Encore' is a French word with a variety of meanings (still, longer, yet, again, etc).

An encore is an additional performance given by performers after the planned show has ended, usually in response to extended applause from the audience.

The crowd yelled “Encore!” - French for “again.” In Italy, the cry was “Ancora!” These were demands by the audience (and more importantly, the performer's wealthy patrons) to hear the most popular songs or portions of, say, an opera, one more time.

Encores usually meant that the crowd really liked the concert, they didn't want it to end and they wanted to hear at least one or two songs more, maybe a popular song you didn't play that night.

The French adverb encore has a number of meanings. It can be used to mean again, another, more, even, or still. Again.

Encores usually meant that the crowd really liked the concert, they didn't want it to end and they wanted to hear at least one or two songs more, maybe a popular song you didn't play that night.

4 Elements - Classical Music of Fire, Water, Air and Earth.

An encore is a short extra performance at the end of a longer one, that an entertainer gives because the audience asks for it.

Encore (Eminem album)

Synonyms of encore (noun another round of applause; repeat) acclamation. cheers. number. plaudits. praise.

The French adverbs encore and toujours can be confusing because they both have several meanings which partially overlap. While both can mean still or yet, encore can mean again while toujour can mean always.