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étude
[ ey-tood, ey-tyood, ey-tood, ey-tyood; French ey-tyd ]
noun
- a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
étude
/ etyd; ˈeɪtjuːd /
noun
- a short musical composition for a solo instrument, esp one designed as an exercise or exploiting technical virtuosity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of étude1
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Example Sentences
Each étude must also be transposed, for it would never do to play an étude twice in the same key for my father.
In this étude he doubled the number of sixths in each measure; the effect was wonderful and beautiful.
I forget what it was—but his manner was very short and dignified, and he walked away very stiffly towards the door of the étude.
She has composed several piano suites and a concert étude, besides a number of successful songs.
It is a Carlylesque étude on Spedding, written from dictation by his niece, but signed by the man himself in a breaking hand.
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