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compositioncomposition /ˌkɑmpəˈzɪʃən/ ●●○ noun ETYMOLOGYcompositionOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French Latin compositio, from compositus; ➔ COMPOSITE1 THESAURUS the arrangement of sounds made by instruments or voices in a way that is pleasant, interesting, or exciting► music the arrangement of sounds made by instruments or voices in a way that is pleasant, interesting, or exciting: Let’s listen to some music on the radio. What kind of music does your band play? ► tune a series of musical notes that are nice to listen to: He whistled a pretty little tune as he worked. ► melody a tune, especially one that is part of a larger piece of music: There is a beautiful melody at the beginning of the symphony that comes back in the last movement. ► piece of music (also piece) a written, musical work: This is a piece I’m learning for my piano recital. ► song a short piece of music with words: She and her friends were listening to songs on the radio and dancing. ► arrangement a piece of music that has been written or changed so that it can be played by a particular instrument: The composer wrote an arrangement of a popular Christmas carol for flute and guitar. ► composition formal a piece of music. Used especially to talk about who wrote it, or when you are not giving a specific name for the music: Mozart wrote his first composition at the age of five. ► number a piece of popular music, a song, a dance, etc. that forms part of a larger performance: She sang several numbers from her most recent album. ► track one of the songs or pieces of music on a CD: The first track is my favorite. ► score a long piece of music written to go with a movie: The score for the movie won an Oscar. 1MAKING A WHOLE [uncountable] a)the way in which something is made up of different parts, things, members, etc., or the different parts, things, members, etc. themselves: composition of Both sides disagree over the composition of a temporary government. b)science, chemistry the chemicals or other substances that make up something else: Some minerals have complex chemical compositions.2MUSIC/ART/WRITING eng. lang. arts a)[countable] a piece of music or art, or a poem: The concert will feature a mixture of traditional songs and original compositions. b)[uncountable] the art or process of writing pieces of music, poems, essays, etc.: Karina studied composition and music theory at the Eastman School of Music.► see thesaurus at music3PICTURE [uncountable] eng. lang. arts the way in which the different parts that make up a photograph or picture are arranged, or the different parts themselves: The paintings of each series differ in terms of color and composition.4PIECE OF WRITING [countable, uncountable] eng. lang. arts a short piece of writing about a particular subject, that is done at school: We had to write a composition about our summer vacations.5PRINTING [uncountable] the process of arranging words, pictures, etc. on a page before they are printed |