ballettn.

Brit.

/ˈbalᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈbælət/

Forms: 1500s 1800s– ballett, 1500s– ballet.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian balletto.

Etymology: Apparently < Italian balletto (1591 (in G. G. Gastoldi Balletti a cinque voci, the title of a collection of such part-songs) or earlier), specific use of balletto dance (see ballet n.¹).Compare earlier ballad n. and see discussion at that entry; some early examples could alternatively be interpreted as showing that word, and in cases such as the following the context does not make clear which word is intended:1636 T. Heywood Loves Maistresse iii. i. sig. G2 May all thy state thou leav'st him at thy death, Bee to sing Ballets.

Now historical.

A form of part-song in dance rhythm, characterized by the refrain ‘fa la’. Cf. fa-la n.¹ b.

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1595 T. Morley (title) The first booke of balletts to five voyces.

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 180 An other kind..of Ballets, commonlie called fa las..deuised to be daunced to voices.

1789 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music III. 101 Ballets, or Fa las, to five voices.

1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 132/2 Ballets, compositions of a light character, but somewhat in the madrigal style, frequently with a ‘Fa la’ burden which could be both sung and danced to.

1921 E. H. Fellowes Eng. Madrigal Composers 57 An essential feature of the Ballet..was the introduction, at the end of each section, of a florid and rhythmical passage vocalized to the syllables Fa la la.

1942 E. Blom Mus. in Eng. vii. 111 The canzonets and ballets, the lightest pieces for combined voices written by the Elizabethan and Jacobean masters.

1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. vii. 412 [In Thomas Weelkes's Balletts and Madrigals to fiue voices] the conventionally designed balletts are interspersed with madrigals, some of which also carry the ‘fa la’ refrain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ballett
释义	ballettn. Brit. /ˈbalᵻt/, U.S. /ˈbælət/ Forms: 1500s 1800s– ballett, 1500s– ballet. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian balletto. Etymology: Apparently < Italian balletto (1591 (in G. G. Gastoldi Balletti a cinque voci, the title of a collection of such part-songs) or earlier), specific use of balletto dance (see ballet n.¹).Compare earlier ballad n. and see discussion at that entry; some early examples could alternatively be interpreted as showing that word, and in cases such as the following the context does not make clear which word is intended:1636 T. Heywood Loves Maistresse iii. i. sig. G2 May all thy state thou leav'st him at thy death, Bee to sing Ballets. Now historical. A form of part-song in dance rhythm, characterized by the refrain ‘fa la’. Cf. fa-la n.¹ b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > part-song ballett1595 part-song1731 1595 T. Morley (title) The first booke of balletts to five voyces. 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 180 An other kind..of Ballets, commonlie called fa las..deuised to be daunced to voices. 1789 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music III. 101 Ballets, or Fa las, to five voices. 1879 G. Grove Dict. Music I. 132/2 Ballets, compositions of a light character, but somewhat in the madrigal style, frequently with a ‘Fa la’ burden which could be both sung and danced to. 1921 E. H. Fellowes Eng. Madrigal Composers 57 An essential feature of the Ballet..was the introduction, at the end of each section, of a florid and rhythmical passage vocalized to the syllables Fa la la. 1942 E. Blom Mus. in Eng. vii. 111 The canzonets and ballets, the lightest pieces for combined voices written by the Elizabethan and Jacobean masters. 1991 J. Caldwell Oxf. Hist. Eng. Music I. vii. 412 [In Thomas Weelkes's Balletts and Madrigals to fiue voices] the conventionally designed balletts are interspersed with madrigals, some of which also carry the ‘fa la’ refrain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1595
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