Opus and Piece

Opus

Opus noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.
Usage example: the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim
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Synonyms for Opus

Piece is a synonym for opus in work topic. In some cases you can use "Piece" instead a noun "Opus", when it comes to topics like musical composition, study, make, composition. popular alternative

Piece

Piece noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.
Usage example: presented a new interpretation of the piece by Mozart

Opus is a synonym for piece in study topic. You can use "Opus" instead a noun "Piece", if it concerns topics such as work, make, composition, musical composition. popular alternative

Nearby Words: pieced, piecework, piecing

How words are described

musical musical opus musical piece
special special opus special piece
long long opus long piece
original original opus original piece
Other adjectives: single, entire, new, major, next.

Both words in one sentence

  • The two acts of their 1973 opus A Passion Play are separated by a musical spoken-word piece entitled "The Story of the Hare Who Lost His Spectacles", narrated (and towards the end, sung) by bassist Jeffrey Hammond.
  • Mike Oldfield's magnum opus Tubular Bells cools down near the end with the sound of a distant tolling bell, setting the piece up for its climax.
  • The ending music for Final Fantasy VI is often cited as Uematsu's magnum opus, as it takes new versions of every character theme, plus the main Final Fantasy theme (a total of fourteen pieces) and blends them together into a single 20 minute piece.
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