Musical compositions to practise specific skills (6)

I believe the answer is:

etudes

(Other definitions for etudes that I've seen before include "Musical exercises (Fr.)" , "Short compositions for solo instruments" , "Set due in short musical compositions" , "Short pieces for solo instruments to show talent" , "Musical compositions (French)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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