oeuvre

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the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)

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To be full of joy when looking at an oeuvre is not a little thing. Jean Arp

The piano plays a central role in Prokofiev's oeuvre. Not only are his works for piano solo or piano with orchestra numerous, but they also rank among his more important compositions. The piano was the first instrument Prokofiev heard and the only one he mastered. Boris Berman

Many pages of Prokofiev's oeuvre continue the important tradition of Russian music based on fairy tale–inspired imagery. Boris Berman

At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore. Sandra Bernhard

A house with any kind of age will have dozens of stories to tell. I suppose if a novelist could live long enough, one could base an entire oeuvre on the lives that weave in and out of an antique house. Anita Shreve

The oeuvre of Frédéric Bazille is unclassifiable. Henri Fantin-Latour

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