Piece
Study
Study noun - A composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique.
Usage example: a study in spiccato bowing
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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William Beaumont to study the mechanics of human digestion firsthand, by dangling food into the abdominal fistula on the end of a piece of cord and observing the stomach acids at work.
Source: Torso with a View - The idea is played for laughs in this piece, the chief conceit of which is that by the year 2110, there is an academic discipline devoted to the study of Kesha's music.
Source: Serious Business / Music -
For all its quirky twists and turns, it ultimately becomes an introspective character study rather than simply a piece of popular entertainment.
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