Used in a Sentence

etude

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for etude.

Editorial note

It doesn't have anywhere near the breadth of scores that Etude does, but there's enough to get started with.

Examples16
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of etude gathered in one view.

noun

(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for etude.

noun

(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.

Example sentences

1

It doesn't have anywhere near the breadth of scores that Etude does, but there's enough to get started with.

2

My question for you: does Etude support a midi controller via the ipad camera kit?

3

There are so many kids nowadays who can play a nearly flawless etude.

4

I keep the guitar nearby, to play an etude or noodle around when I need a break.

5

I'm not sure what the name for the 3D modelling equivalent of a musical etude is but perhaps this seems like that.

6

I shall play an etude on my smallest violin.

7

I'm not sure if it's just me, but I also notice a similarity between one measure in Liszt's Consolation 2 (s.272) and Chopin's Etude No 1, Op 25.

8

Or, if I'm working through an etude book, I can annotate/re-annotate what tempo I practiced it at, so I can make sure I'm slowly making progress increasing speed.

9

Uvalde) There's a kind of corollary on how to get fast from music: you practice as slow as you can perfectly play the etude, then go one step faster until that is perfectly played.

10

Yeah, I know that Upset Plots are a better choice for data visualization — as everyone is pointing out — but take a moment to appreciate this beautiful etude for what it is.

11

I started with a Markov chain analysis of a simple Chopin etude, which gave me parameters, such as: - The distance between the lowest and highest note is 2 octaves - The key won't change, so there are only 8 notes per octave and given the first parameter, I only had 17 notes to choose from.

Quote examples

1

I'll use a piece that I am practicing right now to illustrate: Chopin Etude Op 25 #1 ("Aeolian Harp").

2

Entrepreneurs always have lots of ideas, so you need to simply decide if this is in some way your "one great idea", or just an "easy come, easy go" etude.

Proper noun examples

1

If I'm not mistaken, the few bars from the homepage are Chopin's Revolutionary Etude, Op 10 No 12.

2

I sold out (Etude), worked for a year or so, and now I just have money (not seven figures though).

3

I also recommend Rachmaninoff's Etude-Tableau Op.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use etude in a sentence?

It doesn't have anywhere near the breadth of scores that Etude does, but there's enough to get started with.

What does etude mean?

(music) A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.

What part of speech is etude?

etude is commonly used as noun.