pièce d'occasion

[pyes daw-kah-zyawn]

noun

French.

plural

pièces d'occasion 

1. something prepared or used for a special occasion.

Example Sentences

Nor did the Bowl treat the premiere as a site-specific pièce d’occasion.

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While “Voiceless Mass,” like much of Chacon’s work, is a piece d’occasion, the composer has expressed interest in finding other apt large sacred spaces with large pipe organs.

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It wasn’t intended as just a pièce d’occasion, but its chances of surviving seem slim.

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As a pièce d’occasion it did the trick, showing off the space and providing a rousing finale that would have lingered in the air longer had it not inspired immediate applause.

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With so many specific voices to accommodate, it’s also transparently a pièce d’occasion.

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