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n.
  1. A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion: a piece of string.
  2. A portion or part that has been separated from a whole: a piece of cake.
  3. An object that is one member of a group or class: a piece of furniture.
  4. An artistic, musical, or literary work or composition: "They are lively and well-plotted pieces, both in prose" (Tucker Brooke).
  5. An instance; a specimen: a piece of sheer folly.
  6. A declaration of one's opinions or findings: speak one's piece.
  7. A coin: a ten-cent piece.
  8. Games.
    1. One of the counters or figures used in playing various board games.
    2. Any one of the chess figures other than a pawn.
  9. Slang. A firearm, especially a rifle.
  10. Informal. A given distance: "There was farm country down the road on the right a piece" (James Agee).
  11. Vulgar Slang. A sexually attractive person.
tr.v., pieced, piec·ing, piec·es.
  1. To mend by adding pieces or a piece to.
  2. To join or unite the pieces of: He pieced together the vase. She pieced together an account of what had gone on during the stormy meeting.
idioms:

a piece of (one's) mind

  1. Frank and severe criticism; censure.
of a piece
  1. Belonging to the same class or kind.
piece by piece
  1. In stages: took the clock apart piece by piece.
piece of cake
  1. InformalSomething very easy to do:"Relearning to fly was a piece of cake"Burton Bernstein. Something very easy to do: "Relearning to fly was a piece of cake" (Burton Bernstein).
piece of the action Slang.
  1. A share of an activity or of profits: "a piece of the action in a Florida land deal" (Shana Alexander).
piece of work
  1. A remarkable person, achievement, or product: "He's a very tough piece of work" (Ted Koppel).

[Middle English pece, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pettia, probably of Celtic origin.]


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  1. One of the parts into which something is divided: division, member, part, portion, section, segment, subdivision. See part/whole.
  2. One's proper or expected function in a common effort: part, role, share. See do/not do, participate/abstain.
  3. A part severed from a whole: cut, portion, section, segment, slice. See part/whole.
  4. A small portion of food: bit1, crumb, morsel, mouthful. Informal bite. See big/small/amount.
  5. Something that is the result of creative effort: composition, opus, production, work. See make/unmake.
  6. A usually brief detail of news or information: bit1, item, paragraph, squib, story. See words.
  7. An extent, measured or unmeasured, of linear space: distance, length, space, stretch. Informal way. See big/small/amount.

Antonyms: piece
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n

Definition: part
Antonyms: whole

v

Definition: put together
Antonyms: divide, separate

Music Encyclopedia: Piece
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Term for a composition or a self-contained section of one, usually but not necessarily instrumental. The word was first used for the numerous pièces de clavecin and pièces de viole published in France in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Italian (pezzo) and German forms (Stück) are much used, the German often in compound forms.


Wine Lover's Companion: pièce
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[pee-YESS] The French name for an oak barrel used in the côte d'or, beaujolais and macon regions of burgundy to age and store wine. A pièce can vary in size from 215 to 228 liters (approximately 56 to 60 U.S. Gallons). It's similar in size to the barrique used in bordeaux.

Veterinary Dictionary: pieces
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A wool-classer's term; when classing fleece wool preparatory to sale, these are the inferior pieces of wool, including skirtings from around the edge and broken wool.

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IN BRIEF: A part broken or separated from a whole thing. Also: Any one of a set or group of things.

pronunciation A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together. — Norman Cousins (1912-1990)

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Musical composition is:

  • an original piece of music
  • the structure of a musical piece
  • the process of creating a new piece of music

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Musical compositions

A piece of music exists in the form of a written composition in musical notation or as a single acoustic event (a live performance or recorded track). If composed before being performed, music can be performed from memory, through written musical notation, or through a combination of both. Compositions comprise musical elements, which vary widely from person to person and between cultures. Improvisation is the act of composing during the performance, assembling musical elements spontaneously.

Piece is a, "general, non-technical term [that began to be] applied mainly to instrumental compositions from the 17th century onwards....other than when they are taken individually 'piece' and its equivalents are rarely used of movements in sonatas or symphonies....composers have used all these terms [in their different languages] frequently in compound forms [e.g. Clavierstück]....In vocal music...the term is most frequently used for operatic ensembles..."[1]

Composition as musical form

Main article: Musical form

In discussing the structure or organization of a musical work, the composition of that work is generally called its musical form. These techniques draw a parallel to art's formal elements. Sometimes, the entire form of a piece is through-composed, meaning that each part is different, with no repetition of sections; other forms include strophic, rondo, verse-chorus, or other parts. Some pieces are composed around a set scale, where the compositional technique might be considered the usage of a particular scale. Others are composed during performance (see improvisation), where a variety of techniques are also sometimes used.Some are used from particular songs which are familiar.

Important in tonal musical composition is the scale for the notes used, including the mode and tonic note. In music using twelve tone techniques, the tone row is even more comprehensive a factor than a scale. Similarly, music of the Middle East employs compositions that are rigidly based on a specific mode (maqam) often within improvisational contexts, as does Indian classical music in both the Hindustani and the Carnatic systems, gamelans of Java and Bali, and much music in Africa.

Composing music

People who practice composition are called composers. Compositional techniques are the methods used to create music. Useful skills in composition include writing musical notation, instrumentation, and handling musical ensembles (orchestration). Other skills include extended techniques such as improvisation, musical montage, preparing instruments, using non-traditional instruments, and other methods of sound production.

Compositional instrumentation

Main articles: Instrumentation (music) and Arrangement (music)

The task of adapting a composition for musical instruments/ensembles, called arranging or orchestrating, may be undertaken by the composer or separately by an arranger based on the composer's core composition. A composition may have multiple arrangements based on such factors as intended audience type and breadth, musical genre or stylistic treatment, recorded or live performance considerations, available musicians and instruments, commercial goals and economic constraints.

Based on such factors, composers or arrangers must decide upon the instrumentation of the original work. Today, the contemporary composer can virtually write for almost any combination of instruments. Some common group settings include music for Full Orchestra (consisting of just about every instrument group), Wind Ensemble (or Concert Band, which consists of larger sections and greater diversity of wind, brass and percussion instruments than are usually found in the orchestra), or a chamber group (often ca instrumentation of at least two instruments). The composer may also choose to write for only one instrument, in which case this is called a solo.

Composers are not limited to writing only for instruments, they may also decide to write for voice (including choral works, operas, and musicals) or percussion instruments or electronic instruments. Alternatively, as is the case with musique concrète, the composer can work with many sounds often not associated with the creation of music, such as typewriters, sirens, and so forth.

In Elizabeth Swados' Listening Out Loud, she explains how a composer must know the full capabilities of each instrument and how they must complement each other, not compete. She gives an example of how in an earlier composition of hers, she had the tuba above the piccolo. This would clearly drown the piccolo out, thus giving it no purpose in the composition. Each instrument chosen to be in a piece must have a reason for being there that adds to what the composer is trying to convey within the work

Recomposition

Recomposition is composition which employs prior material so as to comment upon it such as in mash-ups and various contemporary classical works. It may be thought of as analysis. [2]

Legal status

US Copyrights

In the US, the copyright symbol is ©, or the letter c inside a circle. The first year the work was published follows the copyright symbol, and the name of the copyright holder thereafter. Copyrights allow the owner of the work to have control over and exclusive rights. Even though the first US copyright laws did not include musical compositions, they were added in 1831. Music copyright laws have been revised several times, most notably in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA). DMCA addressed peer-to-peer music sharing software and other forms of piracy due to new technology such as computer and the internet. A music copyright is often notated as a letter P (instead of the letter C) inside a circle. This is because this type of copyright also covers phonorecords, which are physical objects, such as CDs, where the works is contained. A copyright does not guarantee protection from music piracy; however, it prevents other artists from claiming the works as their own.

UK

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 defines a musical work to mean a work consisting of music exclusive of any words or action intended to be sung, spoken or performed with the music.[3]

In the UK, "music" is normally understood by law to include melody, harmony and rhythm.[4]

References

  1. ^ Tilmouth, Michael. 1980. "Piece". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, sixth edition, 20 vols., edited by Stanley Sadie, Vol. 14: 735. London: Macmillan Publishers; New York: Grove's Dictionaires. ISBN 1-56159-174-2.
  2. ^ BaileyShea, Matt (2007). "Mignon: A New Recipe for Analysis and Recomposition", Music Theory Online Volume 13, Number 4, December 2007.
  3. ^ Sheet music was held to be covered by the term "book" in the Statute of Anne: see Bach v. Longman [1777] but that merely conferred a right to print and reprint the music
  4. ^ Some countries like Canada have legally defined music as any combination of melody and harmony or either of them, printed or reduced to writing or otherwise graphically reproduced.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stykke, brik
v. tr. - lappe, sy sammen, stykke samen

idioms:

  • a piece of cake    nem sag
  • a piece of one's mind    en persons mening
  • a piece of the action    noget af det spændende
  • all of a piece    et fedt
  • by the piece    stykvis
  • go to pieces    gå i stykker
  • in one piece    i et helt stykke
  • of a piece    af samme slags
  • of a piece with another    være meget lig en anden
  • piece by piece    stykke for stykke
  • pièce de résistance    modstandsbevægelse
  • piece goods    metervarer
  • piece of work    stykke arbejde
  • piece out    øge, komplettere
  • piece together    stykke sammen
  • say one's piece    sige, hvad man har på hjerte
  • set piece    under konstruktion
  • take to pieces    tage fra hinanden

Nederlands (Dutch)
deel, stuk, muntje, stukje, lap, vuurwapen, lunchpakket, lappen, gebroken draden aanhechten (weven)

Français (French)
n. - morceau, bout, tranche, coup (de chance), fragment, pièce, miette, pièce (de musique, de sculpture, etc), exemple, pièce (de monnaie), pièce (échecs), pion (aux dames), (Mil) fusil, pièce (d'artillerie), flingue, pistolet, beau brin de fille (fam)
v. tr. - raccommoder, rapiécer, compléter, rajouter, rassembler, restructurer

idioms:

  • a piece of cake    (fig) (être) du gâteau
  • a piece of one's mind    (dire) ses quatre vérités (à qn)
  • a piece of the action    une partie de l'affaire
  • all of a piece    tout d'une pièce, cohérent, d'un style homogène
  • by the piece    à la pièce
  • go to pieces    s'effondrer, craquer, paniquer complètement
  • in one piece    d'une seule pièce ou tout d'une pièce, intact, indemne
  • of a piece with    d'un style homogène, cohérent avec, s'accorder avec
  • piece by piece    morceau par morceau
  • pièce de résistance    plat de résistance, chef d'¯uvre
  • piece goods    marchandises ou tissus à la coupe
  • piece of work    (gén) un travail, une ¯uvre
  • piece out    rajouter des éléments, faire durer plus longtemps (des réserves)
  • piece together    rapiécer, rassembler, reconstituer, assembler, (fig) reconstituer (des faits)
  • piece up    rapiécer, raccommoder, mettre une pièce à (un habit)
  • say one's piece    dire ce qu'on a à dire, prononcer son discours
  • set piece    ¯uvre d'art classique, élément scénique indépendant du décor, spectacle de feux d'artifices, (Sport) tactique soigneusement étudiée
  • take to pieces    démonter (qch), désassembler (qch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Figur, Teil, Scherbe, Stück, Geschütz, Waffe, Mädel
v. - zusammensetzen

idioms:

  • a piece of cake    Stück Kuchen, Kinderspiel
  • a piece of one's mind    Standpauke
  • a piece of the action    Anteil am Vergnügen
  • all of a piece    aus einem Guß
  • by the piece    Stück-
  • go to pieces    die Fassung verlieren, zerbrechen
  • in one piece    unbeschädigt
  • of a piece with    aus einem Guß
  • piece by piece    Stück für Stück
  • pièce de résistance    Krönung
  • piece goods    Meterware
  • piece of work    Arbeit
  • piece out    vervollständigen
  • piece together    zusammenfügen
  • piece up    ganz machen
  • say one's piece    seine Meinung äußern
  • set piece    komplizierte od. formelle Anordnung
  • take to pieces    zerlegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κομμάτι, τεμάχιο, τμήμα, πράξη, δείγμα, κέρμα, νόμισμα, (στο σκάκι) κομμάτι, (στο τάβλι κ.λπ.) πούλι, (ΗΠΑ) όπλο
v. - συναρμολογώ, ενώνω, συνδέω, συνδυάζω, φτιάχνω κομμάτι-κομμάτι

idioms:

  • a piece of cake    παιχνιδάκι! ευκολότατο (πράγμα)!
  • a piece of one's mind    κατσάδα
  • a piece of the action    συμμετοχή
  • all of a piece    μονοκόμματος, όλος ένα, ομοιόμορφος
  • by the piece    με το κομμάτι
  • go to pieces    διαλύομαι, γίνομαι κομμάτια, καταρρέω
  • in one piece    μονοκόμματος, σώος και αβλαβής
  • of a piece    του ιδίου είδους, από την ίδια πάστα, του ίδιου φυράματος
  • of a piece with another    ένα με κάποιον/κάτι άλλο
  • piece by piece    κομμάτι-κομμάτι
  • piΛce de rΓsistance    το σημαντικότερο όλων, το κύριο πιάτο
  • piece goods    τυποποιημένα εμπορεύματα
  • piece of work    τεμάχιο ή δείγμα εργασίας
  • piece out    αυξάνω το μέγεθος με προσθήκη, συμπληρώνω (κν. τσοντάρω)
  • piece together    συναρμολογώ
  • say one's piece    λέω όσα είχα να πω
  • set piece    σταθερό σκηνικό, τυποποιημένο θέμα, πυροτεχνήματα σε ειδική διάταξη, προσυμφωνημένη ενέργεια
  • take to pieces    λύνω (μηχανή), κατακομματιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
pezzo, porzione, pezzetto, articolo, arma, arma da fuoco, fetta, pezza, gettone

idioms:

  • a nasty piece of work    furfante, fregatura
  • a piece of cake    facilissimo
  • a piece of one's mind    dire quel che si pensa
  • a piece of the action    una parte dell'azione
  • all of a piece    tutto d'un pezzo
  • by the piece    a cottimo
  • go to pieces    andare in pezzi
  • in one piece    in un sol pezzo
  • of a piece    consistente
  • of a piece with another    d'accordo con
  • piece by piece    pezzo per pezzo
  • pièce de résistance    piatto principale
  • piece goods    tessuti in pezza
  • piece of work    un lavorone, una bellezza
  • piece out    mettere insieme
  • piece together    mettere insieme
  • say one's piece    dare la propria opinione
  • take to pieces    fare a pezzi
  • tear/pull/pick to pieces    stracciare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pedaço (m), peça (f), item (m), parte (f), peça musical (f), mulher (f) (gír.)
v. - unir, juntar, consertar

idioms:

  • a nasty piece of work    malfeito
  • a piece of cake    muito fácil, um pedaço de bolo
  • a piece of one's mind    crítica, umas verdades
  • all of a piece    todos da mesma espécie/qualidade
  • by the piece    por unidade
  • go to pieces    ser destruído, quebrar em cacos, cair aos pedaços
  • in one piece    inteiro
  • of a piece    da mesma espécie/qualidade, idêntico
  • of a piece with another    idêntico
  • piece by piece    um por um
  • pièce de résistance    prato de resistência
  • piece goods    mercadorias vendidas por peça
  • piece of work    trabalho
  • piece out    aumentar, alongar
  • piece together    juntar, unir
  • say one's piece    dar sua opinião
  • set piece    reunião de artistas com intuito de causar impacto, local de exposição dos fogos de artifício, parte de um cenário teatral, qualquer situação cuidadosa e previamente planejada (como uma ação militar)
  • take to pieces    desmontar
  • tear/pull/pick to pieces    rasgar, desmontar, quebrar em pedaços

Русский (Russian)
кусок, участок, штука, произведение, часть, фигура, пистолет, соединять

idioms:

  • a nasty piece of work    гнусный тип, жестокий, отталкивающий человек
  • a piece of cake    раз плюнуть
  • a piece of one's mind    резкая критика
  • a piece of the action    доля
  • all of a piece    однородный, в едином стиле
  • by the piece    поштучно
  • go to pieces    разбиться, рассыпаться, расклеиться
  • in one piece    в целости и сохранности
  • of a piece    согласовываться
  • of a piece with another    согласовываться с чем-либо
  • piece by piece    один кусочек за другим
  • piКce de rВsistance    главная достопримеча- тельность
  • piece goods    штучный товар
  • piece of work    работа, произведение
  • piece out    собрать, сварганить, восполнить
  • piece together    собрать, сварганить
  • say one's piece    высказать все начистоту
  • set piece    деталь декорации, произведение искусства в традиционном духе, эпизод (о пьесе), детально спланированная военная операция
  • take to pieces    разобрать
  • tear/pull/pick to pieces    разобрать, сломать

Español (Spanish)
n. - parte, porción, trozo, cacho, pedazo, pieza, artículo, pistola, revólver, obra de teatro, boca de fuego, rodaja, paño, trapo, ficha, chapa
v. tr. - partir en trozos, apedazar, remendar, completar con trozos o piezas

idioms:

  • a piece of cake    pan comido, algo sumamente fácil
  • a piece of one's mind    decir cuatro verdades a uno
  • a piece of the action    una parte de las ganancias, una tajada
  • all of a piece    de un solo bloque, de una sola pieza, consistente, armónico
  • by the piece    por piezas, a destajo
  • go to pieces    desmoronarse, venirse abajo, desmoralizarse por completo, darse a la desesperación, abatirse, sufrir un ataque de nervios
  • in one piece    sano y salvo, en buen estado, indemne
  • of a piece with    de un solo bloque, de una sola pieza, coherente con
  • piece by piece    pieza por pieza
  • pièce de résistance    atracción principal, plato fuerte, obra principal (en una exposición)
  • piece goods    géneros en piezas, géneros que se venden por yardas
  • piece of work    un trabajo, una obra, un tipo, un sujeto
  • piece out    suplir con dificultad, completar, reconstruir
  • piece together    juntar, juntar las partes de, armar, reconstruir, idear
  • piece up    remendar, juntar
  • say one's piece    decir su parecer, expresar su opinión
  • set piece    escena de gran efecto dramático, estrategia, jugada planeada de antemano, fuegos artificiales
  • take to pieces    desmontar, desarmar, deshacer

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stycke, bit, verk, musikstycke, längd, del, ackord, pjäs, mynt
v. - sy ihop, laga, lappa, foga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
块, 篇, 片, 拼凑, 修理, 拼合, 修补

idioms:

  • a piece of cake    轻松的事
  • a piece of one's mind    严厉责备, 直言
  • a piece of the action    所参与的一部分行动
  • all of a piece    十分相像的, 同类的
  • by the piece    按件计酬
  • go to pieces    成碎片, 崩溃, 垮下来
  • in one piece    东西完好的, 人未受伤的, 平安无恙的
  • of a piece    一致的
  • of a piece with another    与另一个一致, 与...一致
  • piece by piece    逐渐地
  • pi奵e de r俿istance    主菜, 主要项目, 主要事件
  • piece goods    衣料, 布匹
  • piece of work    作品, 产品, 贬人
  • piece out    使完整, 使成整体
  • piece together    拼凑
  • say one's piece    发表意见
  • set piece    一件舞台布景, 固定的...
  • take to pieces    拆开

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 塊, 篇, 片
v. tr. - 拼湊, 修理, 拼合, 修補

idioms:

  • a piece of cake    輕鬆的事
  • a piece of one's mind    嚴厲責備, 直言
  • a piece of the action    所參與的一部分行動
  • all of a piece    十分相像的, 同類的
  • by the piece    按件計酬
  • go to pieces    成碎片, 崩潰, 垮下來
  • in one piece    東西完好的, 人未受傷的, 平安無恙的
  • of a piece    一致的
  • of a piece with another    與另一個一致, 與...一致
  • piece by piece    逐漸地
  • pie de ristance    主菜, 主要專案, 主要事件
  • piece goods    衣料, 布匹
  • piece of work    作品, 產品, 貶人
  • piece out    使完整, 使成整體
  • piece together    拼湊
  • say one's piece    發表意見
  • set piece    一件舞台佈景, 固定的...
  • take to pieces    拆開

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조각, 한 개, 부분, 동전
v. tr. - 잇다, (실 따위) 연결하다

idioms:

  • a piece of cake    간단히 할 수 있는 일
  • a piece of one's mind    솔직한 의견, 비난
  • a piece of the action    할당량
  • by the piece    일한 분량에 따라
  • go to pieces    산산조각이 나다, 엉망이 되다
  • in one piece    잇대어, 간격 없이
  • piece out    이어 붙이다, 보완하다
  • piece together    결합하다
  • take to pieces    산산조각을 내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一つ, 部分, 断片, 破片, 区画, 作品, 記事, 部品, こま, 硬貨, 一反, 一片
v. - 継ぎ合わせる, 継ぎ合わせて作る

idioms:

  • a piece of cake    たやすいこと
  • a piece of one's mind    強気で言う, ずけずけ文句を言う
  • a piece of the action    分け前
  • all of a piece    同種類の, 首尾一貫した
  • by the piece    出来高払いで
  • go to pieces    ばらばらになる, 参ってしまう
  • in one piece    単一のものから成る, 無傷で
  • of a piece    同種の
  • of a piece with another    と同様の
  • piece by piece    ひとつひとつ
  • piece goods    反物
  • piece of paper    紙一枚
  • piece of work    作品, 仕事
  • piece out    継ぎ足しする
  • piece together    継ぎ合わせる
  • set piece    仕掛け花火, 既成の形式
  • take to pieces    分解する, 分解できる
  • tear/pull/pick to pieces    ずたずたに引き裂く, こきおろす, はさみ切る, カードを取る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قطعه, جزء, كسرة, مدفع (فعل) يشكل, يؤلف, يكون, يرقع, يقترن, يوصل, يربط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חתיכה, חלק, קטע, יצירה, כמות, כלי, מטבע, אקדח, אישה (מדוברת), ברנש, דוגמה, אי‬
v. tr. - ‮חיבר, הרכיב מחתיכות‬

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