Composition given a performance with love (8)
I believe the answer is:
concerto
'composition' is the definition.
(I know that concerto is a type of composition)
'a performance with love' is the wordplay.
'a performance' becomes 'concert' (concert is a kind of performance).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'concert'+'o'='CONCERTO'
'given' is the link.
(Other definitions for concerto that I've seen before include "Composition for accompanied soloist" , "Orchestral work for solo instrument" , "Musical piece for soloist(s) and orchestra" , "piece of music" , "Work for orchestra and soloist(s)" .)