楽曲(がっきょく)

がっきょく
noun
musical composition, piece of music
1. musical composition, piece of music, song, track
A completed piece of music, whether instrumental or vocal. A formal term that refers to any musical work as a finished composition.
新(あたら)しい楽曲(がっきょく)を発表(はっぴょう)した。
They released a new piece of music.
このアルバムには全(ぜん)10曲(きょく)の楽曲(がっきょく)が収録(しゅうろく)されている。
This album contains a total of 10 tracks.
映画(えいが)のために書(か)き下(お)ろされた楽曲(がっきょく)が、後(のち)に大(おお)ヒットした。
A piece of music written specifically for the film later became a big hit.

ETYMOLOGY:
楽(がく) (music) + 曲(きょく) (tune, piece). Both elements relate to music.

USAGE:
楽曲(がっきょく) is more formal than 曲(きょく) (song, tune) and is commonly used in the music industry, journalism, and formal descriptions of music. In casual conversation, 曲(きょく) alone is more natural. 楽曲(がっきょく) emphasizes the work as a composed piece of music.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 楽曲(がっきょく)を制作(せいさく)する: to produce a piece of music
  • 楽曲(がっきょく)を提供(ていきょう)する: to provide a song (to an artist)
  • 楽曲(がっきょく)配信(はいしん): music distribution/streaming
  • オリジナル楽曲(がっきょく): original composition
  • 人気(にんき)楽曲(がっきょく): popular song/track

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 曲(きょく): song, tune (general, casual)
  • 歌(うた): song (specifically vocal music, everyday)

Related Words

Related: 歌詞(かし)
general
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