character piece

American  

noun

Music.

1. a short, simple piece, usually for piano, of a type developed chiefly during the 19th century, often of a descriptive or seemingly improvisatory character.

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character piece

"It's more effective as a jukebox musical than a character piece, but the central performance and those amazing songs pull it all together," wrote The Wrap's Elizabeth Weitzman.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2021

“We thought, ‘Let’s start off doing a character piece about Howard and his concert addiction,’” Fodor says.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2021

We wanted to make a character piece that had an independent feel and dramatic moments but also a heavy dose of humor and moments that could make people want to cheer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2019

It’s subtle in the ways the preceding four hours aren’t, a character piece set in the ’70s that feels like a character film made in the ’70s.

From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2019

A refreshing thing in its way, a little showy, as everything that related to her was, and inclined to arouse jealousy in those not so liberally endowed by life, but fine as a character piece.

From The Titan by Theodore Dreiser