Character Piece

• Short unaccompanied piano piece
• No set form
• Tell a story or convey an emotion
• Could be standalone or a set of character pieces

Titles

• Non-programmatic are less descriptive, typically one-word titles

Programmatic titles

• Descriptive
• Evoke imagery

For example:

• The Thinker
• Marriage of the Virgin
• The Fountains of the Vila d'Este
• The Mournful Gondola