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Pièce d'occasion

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A pièce d'occasion is a composition, dance or theatrical piece composed, often commissioned, for a festive occasion.

Examples

The Dying Swan, ballet by Mikhail Fokine (to Camille Saint-Saëns's cello solo Le cygne) for the ballerina Anna Pavlova (1905)
Dance Preludes, ballet by Miriam Mahdaviani (1991)
Fanfare for a Prince, ballet by John Taras (1956)
Silla, opera seria by Handel (1713)
Elvida, opera by Gaetano Donizetti (1826)
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See also

Occasional poetry

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