set piece

1. A realistic piece of stage scenery constructed to stand by itself.
2. An often brilliantly executed artistic or literary work characterized by a formal pattern.
3. 1. A carefully planned and executed military operation.
   2. A situation, activity, or speech planned beforehand and carried out according to a prescribed pattern or formula.

Term used, in Anglo-American sacred music of the 18th and 19th centuries, for a through-composed setting of a metrical text. In a dramatic work, it implies a self-contained number, such as an aria or a trio.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting

Set piece may refer to:

• Set piece (film), an elaborate sequence which sees either a chase, fight, or other action taking place in an original and memorable way
• Set piece (football), when a dead ball re-enters open play, such as at a free kick or corner kick
• In warfare, a set piece battle may involve large formations moving according to a plan and responding to the opposing force also by plan. An example might be the Schlieffen Plan
• Set Piece (Doctor Who), a novel based on the science fiction television series Doctor Who

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