ossiaconj.n.

Brit.

/ɒˈsiːə/,

/ˈɒsjə/, U.S.

/oʊˈsiə/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian ossia.

Etymology: < Italian ossia (a1694) < o sia , literally ‘or let-it-be’ < o or (a1249 as od ; < classical Latin aut , cognate with Oscan auti , Umbrian ute , both in sense ‘or’ < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek αὖτε again, furthermore) + sia , 3rd singular present subjunctive of essere to be (a1089; < classical Latin esse to be: see be v.).

Music.

As a musical direction: or rather; alternatively. Also as n.: an alternative version.Usually standing alone, but occasionally as part of an explanatory phrase. It is used to indicate that an alternative version of a passage has been provided, frequently for ease of performance, but also in adapting music to an instrument with a different range, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [conjunction] > or rather

ossia1876

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 340/2 Ossia.., or else, as ossia più facile, or else in this more easy way.

1935 P. A. Scholes Radio Times Music Handbk. 101 Ossia, literally, ‘or may be’, i.e. an alternative passage is provided—generally easier to perform, whence the common music-student error of imagining that ‘ossia’ itself means ‘easier’.

1959 Collins Music Encycl. 476/2 Ossia, ‘or’. Used to indicate an alternative, usually simplified, to a passage in a composition.

1994 H. Burton Leonard Bernstein i. ix. 85 Look especially at the rather turgid and theatrical ossia (alternative version) at the end of the middle section.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ossia
释义	ossiaconj.n. Brit. /ɒˈsiːə/, /ˈɒsjə/, U.S. /oʊˈsiə/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian ossia. Etymology: < Italian ossia (a1694) < o sia , literally ‘or let-it-be’ < o or (a1249 as od ; < classical Latin aut , cognate with Oscan auti , Umbrian ute , both in sense ‘or’ < the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek αὖτε again, furthermore) + sia , 3rd singular present subjunctive of essere to be (a1089; < classical Latin esse to be: see be v.). Music. As a musical direction: or rather; alternatively. Also as n.: an alternative version.Usually standing alone, but occasionally as part of an explanatory phrase. It is used to indicate that an alternative version of a passage has been provided, frequently for ease of performance, but also in adapting music to an instrument with a different range, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > directions > [conjunction] > or rather ossia1876 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 340/2 Ossia.., or else, as ossia più facile, or else in this more easy way. 1935 P. A. Scholes Radio Times Music Handbk. 101 Ossia, literally, ‘or may be’, i.e. an alternative passage is provided—generally easier to perform, whence the common music-student error of imagining that ‘ossia’ itself means ‘easier’. 1959 Collins Music Encycl. 476/2 Ossia, ‘or’. Used to indicate an alternative, usually simplified, to a passage in a composition. 1994 H. Burton Leonard Bernstein i. ix. 85 Look especially at the rather turgid and theatrical ossia (alternative version) at the end of the middle section. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < conj.n.1876
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