passagework

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noun

An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage

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Meanings

nounpassagework (usually uncountable, plural passageworks)

plural passageworks

  1. uncountableusuallyentertainmentAn ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage

    More octaves ensue, followed by chromatic passagework with filigree scales.

    1987, Harold C. Schonberg, The Great Pianists, →ISBN, page 189

Origin

From passage + work.

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APA

passagework. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passagework

MLA

“passagework.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passagework. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passagework,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passagework.

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