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- Dictionaryétude/eɪˈt(j)uːd/
noun
- 1. a short musical composition, typically for one instrument, designed as an exercise to improve the technique or demonstrate the skill of the player.
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Étude definition: a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.. See examples of ÉTUDE used in a sentence.
1. : a piece of music for the practice of a point of technique. 2. : a composition built on a technical motive but played for its artistic value. Examples of étude in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Advertisement Something similar happened with the composition of the etudes themselves.
ÉTUDE definition: 1. a piece of music intended to be played to improve a musician's technical skills. The word comes…. Learn more.
An étude (/ ˈ eɪ tj uː d /; French:) or study is an instrumental musical composition, usually short, designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular musical skill. The tradition of writing études emerged in the early 19th century with the rapidly growing popularity of the piano .
Definition of étude noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (le fait d’étudier) (Education) study ⧫ studying. [de proposition, projet] study ⧫ consideration. être à l’étude [projet] to be under consideration. 2. (Music) study. 3. (= ouvrage, rapport) study. étude de cas case study. étude de faisabilité feasibility study. 4. (Education) (= salle de travail) study room. 5. [de notaire] (= bureau) office.
e·tude. (ā′to͞od′, -tyo͞od′) n. Music. 1. A piece composed for the development of a specific point of technique. 2. A composition featuring a point of technique but performed because of its artistic merit. [French étude, from Old French estudie, study; see study .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
étude in American English. (ˈeituːd, ˈeitjuːd, eiˈtuːd, eiˈtjuːd, French eiˈtʏd) noun Word forms: plural études (ˈeituːdz, ˈeitjuːdz, eiˈtuːdz, eiˈtjuːdz, French eiˈtʏd) 1. a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique. 2. study (sense 12)
étude translations: study, studying, homeroom time, homeroom, office, project, study, study, survey. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.
étude. UK /eɪˈt (j)uːd/ • UK /ˈeɪt (j)uːd/ noun a short musical composition, typically for one instrument, designed as an exercise to improve the technique or demonstrate the skill of the player Examples Does anyone know if the scores for these piano études have been published? It is an étude for violin and piano.
