major works
Most important pieces
The major works of a writer, artist, or composer are the pieces considered most significant or representative of their output.
The phrase implies a canon—the works that matter most for understanding someone's contribution: Her major works include three novels and a collection of essays.
Minor works, by contrast, are less essential or accomplished.
- balletsStaged theatrical dances
- concertosWorks for soloist and orchestra
- installationsPlaced and secured equipment
- epicsLong heroic narratives
- muralsLarge wall paintings
score · constitutions · symphonies · statue · oeuvre · body of work · masterpiece · sculptures · magnum opus · crowning achievement · life's work · novels · epic poems · poetry collections · canon · plays · operas · opus
- art historyart history, Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism, modern art
- author biographybirth date, death date, birthplace, childhood, education
- Biography Elementsearly life, education, influences, death, teachings
- publicationsbooks, book, newspaper, magazines, magazine
- anthologiesanthology, anthologies, collection, poetry collection, compilation
- bibliographybibliography, annotated bibliography, bibliographers, bibliographies, citations
major worksminor works
Lesser creative output
ephemera · trifles · potboilers · also-rans · marginalia
major worksminor pieces
Knights and bishops together
miniatures · sketches · fragments · vignettes · bagatelles
major worksjuvenilia
Immature creative output
early works · rough drafts · curiosities · B-sides · odds and ends