coloraturen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌl(ə)rətʃʊə/,

/ˈkʌl(ə)rətjʊə/,

/ˈkʌl(ə)rətʃɔː/,

/ˈkʌl(ə)rətjɔː/,

/ˈkɒl(ə)rətjʊə/, U.S.

/ˈkələrəˌtʃʊ(ə)r/,

/ˈkələrətʃər/

Forms: 1800s– coloratur, 1800s– coloratura.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; probably partly modelled on a German lexical item. Etymon: coloratura n.

Etymology: Alteration (with suffix substitution: see -ure suffix¹) of coloratura n., probably partly after German Koloratur (see coloratura n.). N.E.D. (1891) also gives the pronunciation (kǫ·lŏrătiuɹ) /ˈkɒlərətjə(r)/.

Music.

A. n.

= coloratura n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [noun] > in vocal music

coloratura1740

perielesis?1775

colorature1828

melisma1938

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Colorature.

1836 S. Austin & H. E. Lloyd tr. F. von Raumer Eng. in 1835 (U.S. ed.) xi. 68 Mdle. Brambilla, a mezzo-soprano, sang the colorature so well and so piano, that one could make nothing distinct out of such sweet quavering.

1879 Monthly Musical Rec. Dec. 178/1 By-and-by, the nimble motions of the colorature become slower, and finally glide into the original form of the melody.

1920 W. J. Henderson Art Singer ix. 141 Some of the masters of today do not insist on the practice of colorature.

1988 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 13 Nov. f3 Her devout colorature was sweet; her suffering carried power.

2001 N. Petsalis-Diomidis Unknown Callas xv. 162 The use of colorature, vocal ornaments or ‘graces’ which composers employed to express the feelings of their heroes and heroines.

B. adj.

1. = coloratura adj. 1.

ΚΠ

1880 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 27 Mar. 50/3 The vocalists of that time encountered far fewer difficulties in colorature singing, for this they studied and incessantly practiced.

1909 H. T. Finck Success in Music xxvii. 441 Germany offers excellent opportunities not only for dramatic singers but for light American voices suitable for colorature work.

1938 W. J. Henderson Art Singing ii. xxv. 399 Again it is declared that it is a colorature part because there are cadenzas and a passage of florid recitative in the first act.

1968 W. Kaufmann Ragas of North India 29 His improvisation within the strictly delineated confines of the rāga leads here to fast colorature passages.

1986 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 22 Nov. a7/3 It's a good sized voice and the colorature ornaments in the score were no problem.

2. = coloratura adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1886 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 15 Jan. She studied in Paris, Dresden and Stuttgart and has been one of the prominent colorature singers of Europe.

1893 Critic (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 385/1 ‘Philemon and Baucis’..calls for a colorature soprano (a plentiful species) and a good basso.

1919 G. Kobbé Compl. Opera Bk. 356 The revival of this opera attends the appearance upon the horizon of a colorature star.

1938 W. J. Henderson Art Singing ii. xxviii. 428 In these days a colorature singer is held to be a soprano with a high voice and a command of agility.

1970 Jennings (Louisiana) Daily News 19 Mar. 10/6 Last week Beverly Sills, rising young star among colorature prima donna, was doing her high vocal trapeze act for the city opera.

2001 E. K. Kirk Amer. Opera v. 83 Lithe and young, Leonora is cast as a colorature soprano.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colorature
释义	coloraturen.adj. Brit. /ˈkʌl(ə)rətʃʊə/, /ˈkʌl(ə)rətjʊə/, /ˈkʌl(ə)rətʃɔː/, /ˈkʌl(ə)rətjɔː/, /ˈkɒl(ə)rətjʊə/, U.S. /ˈkələrəˌtʃʊ(ə)r/, /ˈkələrətʃər/ Forms: 1800s– coloratur, 1800s– coloratura. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; probably partly modelled on a German lexical item. Etymon: coloratura n. Etymology: Alteration (with suffix substitution: see -ure suffix¹) of coloratura n., probably partly after German Koloratur (see coloratura n.). N.E.D. (1891) also gives the pronunciation (kǫ·lŏrătiuɹ) /ˈkɒlərətjə(r)/. Music. A. n. = coloratura n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [noun] > in vocal music coloratura1740 perielesis?1775 colorature1828 melisma1938 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Colorature. 1836 S. Austin & H. E. Lloyd tr. F. von Raumer Eng. in 1835 (U.S. ed.) xi. 68 Mdle. Brambilla, a mezzo-soprano, sang the colorature so well and so piano, that one could make nothing distinct out of such sweet quavering. 1879 Monthly Musical Rec. Dec. 178/1 By-and-by, the nimble motions of the colorature become slower, and finally glide into the original form of the melody. 1920 W. J. Henderson Art Singer ix. 141 Some of the masters of today do not insist on the practice of colorature. 1988 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) (Nexis) 13 Nov. f3 Her devout colorature was sweet; her suffering carried power. 2001 N. Petsalis-Diomidis Unknown Callas xv. 162 The use of colorature, vocal ornaments or ‘graces’ which composers employed to express the feelings of their heroes and heroines. B. adj. 1. = coloratura adj. 1. ΚΠ 1880 Dwight's Jrnl. Music 27 Mar. 50/3 The vocalists of that time encountered far fewer difficulties in colorature singing, for this they studied and incessantly practiced. 1909 H. T. Finck Success in Music xxvii. 441 Germany offers excellent opportunities not only for dramatic singers but for light American voices suitable for colorature work. 1938 W. J. Henderson Art Singing ii. xxv. 399 Again it is declared that it is a colorature part because there are cadenzas and a passage of florid recitative in the first act. 1968 W. Kaufmann Ragas of North India 29 His improvisation within the strictly delineated confines of the rāga leads here to fast colorature passages. 1986 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 22 Nov. a7/3 It's a good sized voice and the colorature ornaments in the score were no problem. 2. = coloratura adj. 2. ΚΠ 1886 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 15 Jan. She studied in Paris, Dresden and Stuttgart and has been one of the prominent colorature singers of Europe. 1893 Critic (N.Y.) 9 Dec. 385/1 ‘Philemon and Baucis’..calls for a colorature soprano (a plentiful species) and a good basso. 1919 G. Kobbé Compl. Opera Bk. 356 The revival of this opera attends the appearance upon the horizon of a colorature star. 1938 W. J. Henderson Art Singing ii. xxviii. 428 In these days a colorature singer is held to be a soprano with a high voice and a command of agility. 1970 Jennings (Louisiana) Daily News 19 Mar. 10/6 Last week Beverly Sills, rising young star among colorature prima donna, was doing her high vocal trapeze act for the city opera. 2001 E. K. Kirk Amer. Opera v. 83 Lithe and young, Leonora is cast as a colorature soprano. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1828
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