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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Example Sentences

And now, filmmaker Gia Coppola has constructed a dreamy character piece around Anderson and her dizzy megawatt grin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 8, 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

It’s a careful character piece, superbly realized and often unexpected.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2019

Mirah wished to know if Deronda had seen Mr. Hans going through a sort of character piece without changing his dress.

From Daniel Deronda by Eliot, George