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passagework

[ pas-ij-wurk ]

noun

, Music.
  1. writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character:

    passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.

  2. the performance of such writing:

    The pianist's passagework is brilliantly clear and smooth.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of passagework1

First recorded in 1860–65; passage 1 + work

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