companion piece

noun

1. a literary or musical work that has a close relationship to another work by the same author or composer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of companion piece¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

As a portrait of a scrappy human just trying to get by, Red Rocket—also cowritten by Bergoch—is something of a companion piece to that film, though it doesn’t have the same underdog vibrancy.

From Time

Progressives and moderates continue a standoff on a companion piece of a spending bill for hard projects like airports and railways.

From Time

It is an aural companion piece to her British Vogue cover, for which she shed her signature neon hair and baggy clothes, once meant to deter the gross sexualization endured by young female artists, for pinup-inspired blonde curls and a corset.

From The Daily Beast

So beyond his collected art editions, a reader might do well to watch the excellent 1996 Academy Award-nominated documentary “The Line King” as a companion piece to this biography.

From Washington Post

I am writing a companion piece to 'The Prince and the Pauper', which is half done & will make 200,000 words.

From Project Gutenberg

It will form a companion-piece to Goethes Bardt sans comparaison with all other authors.

From Project Gutenberg

This poem is a companion piece to Home Thoughts, from Abroad.

From Project Gutenberg

We regret that it was impossible to locate a copy of the reduced 15 cent to illustrate as a companion piece.

From Project Gutenberg

The arm chair, the picture and drawing of which is given herewith is a companion piece to the rocker described on another page.

From Project Gutenberg