The word etude

chivalc typed thus:
[nq:1]Hello, The word etude: meaning: musical piece intended to aid student in learning an instrument Could anybody give an illustrative sentence how this word could be used.[/nq]
It's a French word meaning "a study": it is a piece which the student plays to aid in technique and ability, rather than for its musical merit.
Sorry if I'm wrong, but this sounds like a h

Well, strictly speaking, it's a French word. We use it to refer to pieces given that title by the composer.
So, to answer your question, we might say:
"I spent the evening learning one of Chopin's études."

But in English, a "musical piece intended to aid student in learning an instrument" would simply be a "study". We wouldn't call it an "étude" if it was written by, say, Arnold C

[nq:2]The word etude: meaning: musical piece intended to aid student ... give an illustrative sentence how this word could be used.[/nq]
[nq:1]It's a French word meaning "a study": it is a piece which the student plays to aid in technique and ability, rather than for its musical merit.[/nq]
It is indeed the French word for "study" (the noun, not the verb). It is a musical piece intended to

Don A. Gilmore typed thus:
[nq:1]It's interesting to note that many French words that begin with an =E9 wi=th an accent aigu (but not words ... their English counterparts simply by changing the =E9 to an =s. =E9tude =3D study =E9cole =3D school =E9sprit =3D spirit[/nq]
Quite.
and:
=E9cole =3D school =3DWelsh "ysgol"
and, BTW:
=E9glise =3DWelsh "eglwys"
=20
Da

Don Gilmore:
[nq:1]It's interesting to note that many French words that begin with an é with an accent aigu (but not words with a plain e) can be converted to a close facsimile to their English counterparts simply by changing the é to an s.[/nq]
If you know that some of the accented e's in French were originally "es", you are halfway to seeing why. The other half is that in English

[nq:1]Hello, The word etude: meaning: musical piece intended to aid student in learning an instrument Could anybody give an illustrative sentence how this word could be used.[/nq]
Etudes for public performance as well as for private practice were written by Chopin, Debussy, and Liszt.
Chopin's best known etudes are in two sets of twelve, op.(1) 10 and 25. These are usually considered to re

"Etude No.3 in A minor for the guitar, by JS Bach, is a good arpeggio exercise"
"I'm a guitar teacher and composed this small étude intended to help guitar students perfect their apoyando technique".
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[nq:1]ésprit = spirit[/nq]
it's not "ésprit", it's "esprit" (without an é but with a plain e).

[nq:1]Hello, The word etude: meaning: musical piece intended to aid student in learning an instrument Could anybody give an illustrative sentence how this word could be used.[/nq]
"Dude, where's my etude?"

[nq:2]ésprit = spirit[/nq]
[nq:1]it's not "ésprit", it's "esprit" (without an é but with a plain e).[/nq]
Oops. You're right. Probably since it's followed by an "s" anyway. That wasn't a good example, so here are some more:
état = state
étage = stage
étape = stop
étançon = stanchion
étalon = stallion
étrange = strange
etc...
Don
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