A composition in the fine arts which is intended, or may serve, for a study.
A study; an exercise; a piece for practice of some special point of technical execution.
(Fr. for study) : A composition, particularly for piano, meant to investigate a particular problem of digital technique. Mostly etudes are unmemorable, but Chopin and Debussy elevated them to an art form.
A piece of music originally intended as an exercise to develop technique, it became a form in itself.
A musical piece designed to address a particular technical problem on an instrument.
Literally, a 'study'; especially, a piece written for purposes of practicing or displaying technique.
a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
a manifesto that reflects the expected quality of a piece
a piece that focuses on a particular idea, often one associated with an unusual problem of instrumental technique
a short musical composition designed to provide practice in a particular technical skill in the www
a short musical piece to practice some skill in the performance of a musical instrument
a work that is used as a study on technique
a composition focusing on developing the technique of a musician
French term for “study”; a piece of music concerned with some aspect of musical technique
a study - hence, a piece of music meant to give practice in instrumental technique.
(fr.) / Study - a usualy short composition meant to excercice some special difficulty or technique. [back
Originally a study, intended for the technical practice of the player. Later, elevated the into a significant piece of music, no mere exercise.
French word for study. In figure painting, the esquisse was the most freely executed stage of the painting. The etude was executed relatively slow and carwfully worked under lighting conditions. In landscape painting, the etude is considered the outdoor painted sketch which is taken back to the studio and a final painting is created from the etudes made from nature.