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单词 passagework
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passagework

[ pas-ij-wurk ]
/ ˈpæs ɪdʒˌwɜrk /

noun Music.

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.
the performance of such writing: The pianist's passagework is brilliantly clear and smooth.

Origin of passagework

First recorded in 1860–65; passage1 + work

Words nearby passagework

passado, passage, passage grave, passage hawk, passageway, passagework, Passaic, passalong, Passamaquoddy, Passamaquoddy Bay, passament
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British Dictionary definitions for passagework

passage work

noun

music scales, runs, etc, in a piece of music which have no structural significance but provide an opportunity for virtuoso display
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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