A rough sketch, outline, or preliminary draft of an artistic work, especially in music or art, before final refinement.
From French 'ebauche,' derived from Old French 'esbaucher' meaning to rough out or sketch. Related to the idea of 'baucis' or rough beginnings.
Artists and composers use this French term specifically because it captures something English doesn't — that magical moment when a work is rough but alive with possibility, before perfectionism takes over.
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