Piece types

Name Parent
Allegro Instrumental Music
Ballade Instrumental Music
Barcarolle Song(s)
Berceuse Song(s)
Bolero Dance
Cantabile Instrumental Music
Concerto Instrumental Music
Contredanse Dance
Ecossaise Dance
English Suite Dance
Etude Instrumental Music
Etude-Tableau Instrumental Music
Fantaisie Instrumental Music
French Suite Dance
Fugue Instrumental Music
Impromptu Instrumental Music
Lento Instrumental Music
Mazurka Dance
Moment Musical Instrumental Music
Nocturne Instrumental Music
Partita Dance
Polonaise Dance
Prelude Instrumental Music
Rhapsody Song(s)
Rondo Instrumental Music
Scherzo Instrumental Music
Sonata Instrumental Music
Suite Dance
Symphonic Dance Symphony
Symphony Instrumental Music
Tarantella Dance
Theme and variations Instrumental Music
Waltz Dance
Romance Song(s)
Overture Symphony
Poem Song(s)
Opéra-Ballet
Dance
Adagio Instrumental Music
Invention Instrumental Music
Symphony and Concerto Symphony
Toccata Instrumental Music
Symphony Concertante Symphony
Minuet Dance
Gavotte Dance
Concertino Concerto
Preludes and Fugues Instrumental Music
Sonata Rondo Instrumental Music
Contredanse Rondo Dance
Sonatina Instrumental Music
Gigue Dance
Serenade Instrumental Music
Ternary form (Song Form - ABA) Song(s)
Marche Instrumental Music
Lied Song(s)
Quartet Chamber Music
Quintet Chamber Music
Octet Chamber Music
Concert
Symphonic Poem Symphony
String Trio Chamber Music
String Quartet Chamber Music
String Quintet Chamber Music
Program Symphony Symphony
Study Instrumental Music
Collection of Lieder Song(s)
Passacaglia Dance
Ballet Dance
Opera
Choral Symphony Symphony
Oratorio Church Music
Tragédie en musique (Musical Tragedy) Opera Seria
Cantata Song(s)
Stabat Mater Church Music
Symphonic Etude Symphony
Secular choral Song(s)
Sacred choral Church Music
Lieder Song(s)
Piano Quartet Chamber Music
Adagio and Rondo
Variations Instrumental Music
Piano Trio Chamber Music
Fantasy (Fantasia) Instrumental Music
Six String Quartets Chamber Music
Song(s)
Lullaby Song(s)
Septet Chamber Music
Trio Chamber Music
Sextet Chamber Music
Missa Church Music
Requiem Church Music
Psalm Church Music
Chorus Song(s)
Hymn Church Music
Ave Maria Church Music
Religious work Church Music
Mass Church Music
Dramma Giocoso Opera Buffa
Caprice (Capriccio) Instrumental Music
Dramma Tragico Opera Seria
Elegy Song(s)
Medley (Chain form)
Sarabande Dance
Chaconne Dance
Arabesque Instrumental Music
Mélodie Song(s)
Minuet (Menuet) Dance
Choreographic Poem Dance
Pavane Dance
Incidental music Instrumental Music
Siciliana Dance
Opera Buffa Opera
Gymnopédie Instrumental Music
Opera Seria Opera
Singspiel Opera Buffa
Dramatic Serenade
Musical Theater Opera
Operetta Opera Buffa
Motet Church Music
Duet Chamber Music
Pastoral Opera Opera
Divertimento Song(s)
Polka Dance
Musical Story Opera
Melodrama
Sinfonietta Instrumental Music
Parable Church Music
Canon
Film score Incidental music
Bagatelle Instrumental Music
Offertory Church Music
Aria
Recitative
Church Music
Instrumental Music
Chamber Music Instrumental Music
Opera Semiseria Opera
Te Deum Church Music
Drame musical Opera Seria
Epic opera Opera Seria
Gesamtkunstwerk (total work) Opera Seria
Masque Opera Seria
Semi-opera ("dramatic opera" or "English opera") Opera Seria
Air de Cour Opera Seria
Anthem Opera Seria
Opéra-Ballet Opera Seria
Operasemiseria Opera Seria
Pastorale héroïque Opera Seria
Ballad opera Opera Seria
ballad opéra Opera Buffa
Zarzuela Opera Buffa
Sinfonia Symphony
Concerto grosso Concerto
Octuor Chamber Music
Character piece Instrumental Music
Klavierstück Instrumental Music
Intermezzo/intermezzi Instrumental Music
Ricercar Instrumental Music
Tiento Instrumental Music
Gregorian chant Church Music
Laude Church Music
Passion Church Music
Organum Church Music
Cantus Firmus Church Music
Carol Church Music
Descant Church Music
Plainchant Church Music
Song cycle Song(s)
Lament Song(s)
Madrigal Song(s)
Melody Song(s)
Monody Song(s)
Gesang Song(s)
Allemande Dance
Bourré Dance
Courante Dance
Court ballet Dance
Forlane Dance
Passepied Dance
Rigaudon Dance
Comédie-ballet Ballet
Grand Motet Motet
Petit Motet Motet
Tragédie-ballet Ballet
Chorale Prelude Prelude
Fughetta Fugue
Pastiche
Tango Dance
Prologue
Canzona
Quodlibet
Sacred Song Church Music
Opera Ballet Opera
Opéra comique Opera
Canticle Sacred Song
Fanfare
Chorale
Chorale Harmonisation
lyric drama Opera
Vocalise
Introit
Pastoral
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (II) Chorale
Sacred Oratorio Oratorio
Secular Oratorio Oratorio
Sacred Cantata Cantata
Secular Cantata Cantata
Sanctus Mass
Monologue
Responsory Religious work
Follia Dance