étude
noun
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
études
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pluralof étude.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Last month, Yunchan Lim, then still in his teens, confidently pressed through the challenges of Chopin’s études.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
Bowing modestly after making his Carnegie debut with a confident, supple, eventually dazzling performance of Chopin’s 27 études, the teenage pianist Yunchan Lim had given three eloquent encores of other Chopin works.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
Mr. Floyd’s non-operatic works include song and choral cycles, a piano sonata and a book of études, as well as symphonic movements.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2021
In another chapter, steely, propulsive Ligeti études frame an elegantly intricate piece from Bach’s “The Art of Fugue.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2020
Virginie du Verger was the author of three duets for violin192 and piano, besides a piano sonata and some études.
From Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson
