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| accompaniment |
part of a musical composition that is intended to support more central parts. [1/2 definitions] |
| alkali |
a soluble salt found in some soil composition, making it unfit for agriculture. [1/2 definitions] |
| allomerism |
change in chemical composition without accompanying change in crystalline form. |
| assay |
to subject to chemical analysis to determine composition, quality, or potency, as with drugs or precious metals; make an assay of. [2/8 definitions] |
| assemblage |
the process or product of assembling unrelated objects or scraps into a single composition to form a work of art. [1/4 definitions] |
| ballade |
a romantic musical composition, often for the piano. [1/2 definitions] |
| cacophony |
in literary or musical composition, a discordant or unharmonious combination of sounds used for special effect. [1/2 definitions] |
| cadenza |
in music, an elaborate section near the end of a composition, usu. allowing a soloist to display virtuosity. |
| cantata |
a musical composition for chorus, soloists, and instruments, based on a sacred text, poem, or play, and similar to but shorter than an oratorio. |
| cantus firmus |
an established melody to which other elements are added in a polyphonic composition. |
| carillon |
a musical composition written or arranged for such an instrument. [1/2 definitions] |
| cast iron |
an alloy of iron, carbon, silicon, and other elements that ranges from hard and brittle to soft and strong depending on its composition. |
| chorus |
a musical composition meant to be sung by a large number of people. [1/6 definitions] |
| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. [1/2 definitions] |
| comp. |
abbreviation of "composition." [1/3 definitions] |
| concerto |
a musical composition for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra. |
| constitution |
the process or act of establishing, setting up, or constituting; composition. [1/6 definitions] |
| counterpoint |
music, or one melodic line of a composition, that uses counterpoint. [1/3 definitions] |
| cross-pollination |
the transfer of pollen, as by bees, from one flower to another of different genetic composition, resulting in the production of a hybrid; cross-fertilization. |
| crystallography |
the science of the formation, composition, and characteristics of crystals. |
| dispensatory |
a book that explains the composition and use of medicines; type of pharmacopoeia. |
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