The phrase "an important work in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant piece of literature, art, research, or any other field of study or endeavor.
Example: "Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' is considered an important work in English literature."
Alternatives: "a significant contribution to" or "a notable piece in".
The Requiem has been an important work in the orchestra's history.
Some of his research writings were smuggled out of prison and published; his book, Stroud's Digest on the Diseases of Birds, published in 1943, was an important work in the field.
And starting Monday the company's spring season offers another intriguing batch of dances: a new work, "Sunday, Again," by the Norwegian choreographer Jo Stromgren; Angelin Preljocaj's "Annonciation," an important work in his career; and a reprise of "Lasting Imprint," a piece created for Cedar Lake by Nicolo Fonte in 2006.
Saturday at 8 30 p.m., Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, (212) 362-6000, metopera.org, $220 (Tommasini) 'VENUS AND ADONISundayndandand Tuesday) This 1683 masque, composed as a private entertainment for King Charles II, has come to be regarded as an important work in the history of English opera.
The trouble began more than half an hour into the conference, as Mr. von Trier spoke about the use of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" in the film, which is about two sisters and the end of the world, describing it as "an important work in the German romantic tradition".
Often, talking with the author of an important work in your research area will give you more ideas than just reading the manuscript would.
In an important work (listed in the bibliography), P. and T. Ehrenfest also offered a reading of the Boltzmann equation of approach to equilibrium that avoided recurrence objections.
By that standard, Bowling Alone is an important work, rich in its incidental details as well as its general architecture.
Hence designing a practical and useful feedback control strategy is a very important work in implementation.
Volume visualization is a very important work in medical imaging and surgery plan.
In 1813 he published the shortish essay On the Different Methods of Translation -- a very important work in translation theory deeply informed by his experience as a translator.
