dramatic work
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4.1
- noun
- /drəˈmætɪk wɜrk/
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obra dramática
- But clearly and distinctly, Strindberg's and the Swedish theater's first authentic masterpiece remains a dramatic work of the utmost importance within the aesthetic and spiritual orientation of Hjalmar Soderberg.
- musical and dramatic works
- dramatic work and composition
Examples
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By 1897, Congress began to pay attention to the right of public performance in musical and dramatic works.
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Was it in the following years, up to his death in 1593, when most of his dramatic works were performed in front of capacity crowds at London's theatres, even as their author continued to live a life of notoriety?
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The music teacher is responsible for having the students create, learn, and perform all of the music for the opera and all the dramatic work that goes along with it.
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It sent dramatic works to organizations that performed plays and helped to finance costumes and other needs if the organizations could not afford to pay for them.
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The underlying musical composition or dramatic work may be registered as a work of the performing arts; however, only the written composition is granted protection. (16)
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More often than not, dramatic works presented a provocative and subversive reading of the Turath, a demystification of it, similar to Brecht.
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The Cummings Copyright Bill expanded remedies for the unlawful public performance of performance works in operas, dramatic works, and music under an exclusive right of public performance.
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All of these plays demonstrate much genius and talent for the efficiency and conduct of a drama, much reading, and a good recall of French dramatic works, and some haste or impatience in the mechanical parts or the style or the diction.
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By 1909, Congress expanded and amended copyright protection so many times that it wrote the Copyright Act to include "all the writings of an author" and list the forms of protected works—which, in relevant part, included only "dramatic works" and "musical compositions." (44)
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The play was a groundbreaking dramatic work that captivated audiences with its intense storytelling.
Synonyms
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1.4
A story written to be performed by actors on a stage
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A story performed by actors on stage
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A script written to be shown on television
A written work like a play created to be performed by actors on stage, television, or film
A story that actors perform on stage
Written words of a play that show the lines and stage directions for performance
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'dramatic' (relating to drama/theatre) with 'work' (a creative product): together they naturally denote a creative piece intended for drama or performance. This adjective+noun composition is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Dramatic work comes from the old word dramatic, from 'drama' meaning 'action' — imagine actors doing action on a stage — and work meaning something made by a person, so together they name a written piece made to be performed. That's why dramatic work means 'a piece of writing for performance'.