character piece

A character piece is a brief musical composition, usually for piano or small ensembles but never for voice. A character piece is expressive of a specific mood, or non-musical idea.

character piece, relatively brief musical composition, usually for piano, expressive of a specific mood or nonmusical idea.

These so-called representative compositions, then, became called "character pieces" in that they were attempting to represent the "character" of something extra-musical. In fact, programmatic music of the early 19th century was then also known as character music.

nocturne, (French: “Nocturnal”), in music, a composition inspired by, or evocative of, the night, and cultivated in the 19th century primarily as a character piece for piano.

image song An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album (often called an image album or character album) for an anime, game, dorama, manga, or commercial product that is sometimes sung by the voice actor or actor of a character, in character with backing vocals.

Tonality in music can be used to create a sense of movement, to establish a mood, or to express a particular emotion. The tonality of a piece of music is often determined by the key it is written in, but it can also be influenced by the melody, harmony, and rhythm of the piece.

noun. : a short musical composition especially for piano conveying a single mood or impression compare program music.

History. The first appearance of the term "character piece" is in the avertissement (preface) to Marin Marais's fifth book of viola da gamba music published in 1725. He writes that pièces de caractère are now received favorably by the public, so he has decided to insert many of them.

Main titles and emotional underscores both do this, but one of the most vital parts of a film score is the character theme. These pieces describe characters' inner thoughts, feelings, and desires, most of which are never spoken allowed. Character themes are often the most well-known parts of a film score.

Robert Schumann Typical of the Romantic composers of the first half of the nineteenth century, as well as the most allusive, was, probably, Robert Schumann in whose hands the character piece became a large form replete with literary and other references.

Lesson Summary. A character is any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work. Characters are essential to a good story, and it is the main characters that have the greatest effect on the plot or are the most affected by the events of the story.

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