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exposition
ex·po·si·tion / ˌekspəˈzishən/ • n. 1. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory: an exposition and defense of Marx's writings. ∎ Mus. the part of a movement, esp. in sonata form, in which the principal themes are first presented. ∎ the part of a play or work of fiction in which the background to the main conflict is introduced. 2. a large public exhibition of art or trade goods. ∎ archaic the action of making public; exposure: the country squires dreaded the exposition of their rustic conversation. DERIVATIVES: ex·po·si·tion·al / -zishənl/ adj. |
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"exposition." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "exposition." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-exposition.html "exposition." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-exposition.html |
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1. In sonata form, the first section of a comp. in which the prin. themes are expounded before they are developed. 2. In fugue the first statement of the subject by all the ‘voices’ in turn. |
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "exposition." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "exposition." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-exposition.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "exposition." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-exposition.html |
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