txtDefinition=Descriptive term for figuration consisting of rapid runs and {\uldb scales}{\v 94733}, common in {\uldb string}{\v 97871} music. In the example from the {\uldb finale}{\v 82354} below, the {\uldb first violin}{\v 126742} plays passage work over a simple {\uldb accompaniment}{\v 16698} in the lower strings. Passage work played well can make the most curmudgeonly Scrooge smile.