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éٳܻ

[ ey-tood, ey-tyood, ey-tood, ey-tyood; French ey-tyd ]

noun

plural éٳܻs
  1. a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.


éٳܻ

/ ˈeɪtjuːd; etyd /

noun

  1. a short musical composition for a solo instrument, esp one designed as an exercise or exploiting technical virtuosity
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of éٳܻ1

From French, dating back to 1830–40; study
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of éٳܻ1

C19: from French: study
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A lovingly produced large box, with sheet music of each etude and a book of eclectic essays about the etudes, came out late last year.

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So he returned to the stage and started the gentle undulations of the A-flat major éٳܻ he had played some 40 minutes earlier — now with even more flowing naturalness.

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Or to watch the loving attention Namekawa gives to the technical challenge that each éٳܻ addresses, and to every little shift in Glass’s repetitions.

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They even dared to parody South Korean girl group Blackpink for using a small part of a motif from Paganini's La Campanella éٳܻ in their song Shut Down.

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Particularly touching among those: “Wildwood Etude,” which sets the second movement from Del Tredici’s as-yet-unreleased song cycle “Gay Life.”

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