乐章 (yuè zhāng) — (music) movement (of a symphony, sonata, etc.); (literary) poem; verse

Definition

A formal term for a 'movement' of a long musical work such as a symphony or sonata — each major section played as a continuous piece. The same word is also used poetically for a stanza or section of a verse.

noun
(music) movement (of a symphony, sonata, etc.)(literary) poemverse
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 乐章
    Zhè shǒu jiāo xiǎng qǔ de dì sān yuè zhāng zuì wéi dòng rén.
    The third movement of this symphony is the most moving.
  • 乐章
    Tā yòng gāng qín tán zòu le bèi duō fēn 《yuè guāng》 de dì yī yuè zhāng.
    He played the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata on the piano.
  • 乐章乐章
    Zhè shǒu shī fēn wéi sān gè yuè zhāng, měi yuè zhāng dōu yā yùn.
    This poem is divided into three stanzas, each rhyming.
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