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A piece or composition. Used in French titles: morceau de concert, morceau symphonique.
Morceau is the standard French word for a musical composition. It appears in titles and program notes. Morceau de concert = concert piece (a standalone work for soloist and orchestra).
Saint-Saëns's "Morceau de concert" for horn and orchestra — a substantial single-movement work showcasing the horn.
Morceau is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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