instrumental composition
C4312
concept
An instrumental composition is a musical work created specifically for performance by instruments alone, without any vocal parts or lyrics.
All labels observed (43)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| jazz composition | 261 |
| instrumental composition canonical | 250 |
| chamber music composition | 122 |
| piano sonata | 75 |
| piano composition | 72 |
| Baroque composition | 60 |
| instrumental track | 45 |
| instrumental | 26 |
| solo piano composition | 24 |
| baroque composition | 15 |
| classical composition | 9 |
| violin composition | 8 |
| instrumental rock composition | 7 |
| instrumental work | 7 |
| big band composition | 6 |
| incidental music | 6 |
| twelve-tone composition | 6 |
| bebop composition | 4 |
| guitar composition | 3 |
| instrumental arrangement | 3 |
| wind band composition | 3 |
| instrumental soundtrack | 2 |
| marching band composition | 2 |
| music composition | 2 |
| percussion composition | 2 |
| ragtime composition | 2 |
| Roy Ayers composition | 1 |
| bass composition | 1 |
| film score–style composition | 1 |
| guitar instrumental | 1 |
| indeterminate music composition | 1 |
| instrumental jazz piece | 1 |
| instrumental music series | 1 |
| instrumental music track | 1 |
| instrumental standard | 1 |
| instrumental suite | 1 |
| instrumental waltz | 1 |
| jazz-funk composition | 1 |
| solo violin repertoire | 1 |
| string quartet composition | 1 |
| symphonic electronic piece | 1 |
| violin compositions | 1 |
| violin concerto-like work | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: instrumental composition
Generated description
An instrumental composition is a musical work created specifically for performance by instruments alone, without any vocal parts or lyrics.
Instances (1,023)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Samba Pa Ti | — |
| Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) | — |
| Le Marteau sans maître | chamber music composition |
| Structures I | piano composition |
| Éclat | chamber music composition |
| Dipper Mouth Blues | jazz composition |
| Canal Street Blues | jazz composition |
| Snake Rag | jazz composition |
| Chimes Blues | jazz composition |
|
Little Wing
surface form:
Little Wing (Stevie Ray Vaughan recording)
|
guitar instrumental |
| Scuttle Buttin' | instrumental |
|
It’s All in the Game
surface form:
Melody in A Major
|
— |
| The Streetbeater | — |
| Misty Moonlight Waltz | instrumental waltz |
| Sliding Down | — |
| Peter Gunn | jazz composition |
| Moments in Love | — |
| Flying Home | jazz composition |
| Hamp's Boogie Woogie | jazz composition |
| NCIS Theme | — |
| Piano Quartet in A minor | chamber music composition |
| Song for Guy | — |
| NCIS: Los Angeles Theme | — |
| Kinderszenen, Op. 15 | solo piano composition |
| Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 | piano composition |
| Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 | chamber music composition |
| Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17 | chamber music composition |
|
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9
surface form:
Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9
|
piano composition |
|
Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1
surface form:
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1
|
piano sonata |
|
Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2
surface form:
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-sharp minor, Op. 2
|
piano sonata |
|
Robert Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11
surface form:
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 11
|
piano sonata |
| Robert Schumann: Novelletten, Op. 21 | piano composition |
| Robert Schumann: Études symphoniques, Op. 13 | piano composition |
| Twenty Eighth Parallel | — |
| Dervish D | jazz composition |
| The Plum Blossom | — |
| L’Enfant | — |
| Où est le soleil | instrumental track |
|
Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
surface form:
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
|
piano sonata |
|
Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
surface form:
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
|
piano composition |
|
Robert Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
surface form:
Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
|
piano composition |
|
Robert Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
surface form:
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
|
piano sonata |
|
Celestial Whispers (track)
surface form:
Celestial Whispers
|
instrumental track |
| Rêve | — |
| Movement 5 | — |
|
Robert Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14
surface form:
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14
|
piano sonata |
| Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 | piano composition |
| Misirlou | instrumental |
| Gaspard de la nuit | solo piano composition |
| Miroirs | piano composition |