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R0216100 (răp′sə-dē)n. pl. rhap·so·dies 1. Exalted or excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing.2. A literary work written in an impassioned or exalted style.3. A state of elated bliss; ecstasy.4. Music A usually instrumental composition of irregular form that often incorporates improvisation.5. An ancient Greek epic poem or a portion of one suitable for uninterrupted recitation.

[Latin rhapsōdia, section of an epic poem, from Greek rhapsōidiā, from rhapsōidein, to recite poems : rhaptein, rhaps-, to sew; see wer- in Indo-European roots + aoidē, ōidē, song; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]

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(ˈræpsədɪ) n, pl -dies1. (Music, other) music a composition free in structure and highly emotional in character2. an expression of ecstatic enthusiasm3. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Greece) an epic poem or part of an epic recited by a rhapsodist4. (Poetry) (in ancient Greece) an epic poem or part of an epic recited by a rhapsodist5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a literary work composed in an intense or exalted style6. rapturous delight or ecstasy7. obsolete a medley[C16: via Latin from Greek rhapsōidia, from rhaptein to sew together + ōidē song]

rhap•so•dy

(ˈræp sə di)

n., pl. -dies. 1. a musical composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation. 2. an ecstatic expression of feeling or enthusiasm. 3. an epic poem, or a part of such a poem. 4. an unusually intense, emotional literary work or discourse. [1535–45; < Latin rhapsōdia < Greek rhapsōidía recital of epic poetry]

Rhapsody

a collection of persons; notes; miscellaneous collections; any number of parts joined together—Johnson, 1755.Examples: rhapsody of errors and calumnies, 1639; of freebooters, 1689; of condemned heresies, 1580; of impertinence, 1765; of nonsense, 1711; of evening tales, 1755; of wild theory, 1837; of words, 1602.

rhapsody

An instrumental fantasia, often based on folk song.

Thesaurus

Noun

rhapsody - an epic poem adapted for recitationepic, epic poem, heroic poem, epos - a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

Translations

狂想曲狂热赞词

rhapsody

(ˈrӕpsədi) – plural ˈrhapsodies – noun an expression of strong feeling or excitement in eg music or speech. 狂热赞词，狂想曲

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rhapsody

1. Music a composition free in structure and highly emotional in character 2. (in ancient Greece) an epic poem or part of an epic recited by a rhapsodist 3. a literary work composed in an intense or exalted style

Rhapsody

a vocal or instrumental work that structurally resembles the performance of epics by ancient Greek rhapsodists or by reciters in other countries. Rhapsodies are free in form, consisting of a succession of diverse and sometimes sharply contrasting episodes. Epic in spirit, they utilize themes from folk songs.

Liszt’s 15 Hungarian Rhapsodies for piano (1846–85) and his Rhapsodie Espagnole (1863) have been especially popular. These works utilize genuine Hungarian gypsy and Spanish folk motifs. Brahms wrote several rhapsodies for piano (Op. 79 and Op. 119). Examples of rhapsodies written for orchestra are Dvořák’s Three Slavonic Rhapsodies and Ravel’s Rapsodie Espagnole. Other rhapsodies have been written for solo instruments with orchestra, such as Lalo’s Rapsodie Norvégienne for violin and orchestra. Among rhapsodies written for piano and orchestra are Liapunov’s Ukrainian Rhapsody, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Rhapsodies by Soviet composers include Karaev’s Albanian Rhapsody, written for orchestra.

REFERENCES

Meien, E. Rapsodiia. Moscow, 1960.
Salmen, W. Geschichte der Rhapsodie Zürich-Freiburg im Breisgau, 1966.

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(operating system)Apple Computer, Inc.'s next-generationoperating system for PowerPC processor-based systemscapable of running Mac OS. Rhapsody includes fourcomponents: the Core OS, the Blue Box (the implementation ofthe Mac OS within Rhapsody), the Yellow Box, and the AdvancedMac Look and Feel.

"Rhapsody for Intel" runs on Intel processors It includes the Core OS, the Yellow Box, and the AdvancedMac Look and Feel, but lacks the Blue Box and therefore isunable to run Mac OS software.

"Rhapsody Developer Release" is a developer-only release ofRhapsody, scheduled for release in late 1997. It will go toall members of the Macintosh Developer Program and the AppleMedia Program worldwide who have signed nondisclosureagreements.

"Rhapsody Premier Release" will be the second release ofRhapsody, scheduled for early 1998. It is meant for earlyadopters and will include a partially finished human interfaceand a partial implementation of the Blue Box.

"Rhapsody Unified Release" will be the third release,scheduled for mid-1998. It will be the first public release,and it will include the first full implementation of theRhapsody human interface and the Blue Box.

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Rhapsody

(1) An earlier online music service that was the first to offer unlimited songs for a flat fee. It all started in 1999 with the development of a quality (for that time) music streaming engine first deployed by TuneTo.com Internet radio. TuneTo was acquired by Listen.com and renamed Rhapsody in late 2001. In 2003, RealNetworks acquired Listen.com, and Rhapsody was spun off as an independent company in 2010. Napster merged with Rhapsody in 2011 (see Napster).

(2) The code name of the next-generation operating system from Apple that evolved into Mac OS X. Rhapsody was a Unix-based operating system that supported the Mac OS (Blue Box) and OpenStep (Yellow Box) programming interface (API) from NeXT. See Mac OS X, Yellow Box and NeXT.

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