Meaning of character piece | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A musical composition that expresses a specific mood or non-musical idea.
2. A work of art (painting, sculpture, writing, film, etc.) that has as its subject matter the description or depiction of an individual person or character.

Examples

“That does not mean⟳ that all character pieces of this period present⟳ moods expressly, only that the musical term 'character' is not always telling for character pieces, to put⟳ it crudely.”

“In spite of it being a character piece, I really loved how the rocks and dirt were brought to life.”

“Wilde was impressed by Beerbohm's critical, yet laudatory character piece on him in the Anglo-American Times of March⟳ 25, 1893, entitled 'OW by [Max Beerbohm masquerading as] an American'.”

“The "Leah Dawson 'Slow Down'" video is a magical character piece.”

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