arioso

a·ri·o·so

A0422300 (ä′rē-ō′sō, -zō) Music n. pl. a·ri·o·sos 1. a. A style used in opera and oratorio, similar to but more melodic than recitative.b. A passage rendered in this style.2. A short vocal solo having the melodic style but not the form of an aria.adv. & adj. In a melodic style like that of an aria. Used chiefly as a direction.

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[Italian, from aria, aria; see aria.]

arioso

(ˌɑːrɪˈəʊzəʊ; ˌæ-) n, pl -sos or -si (-siː) (Classical Music) music a recitative with the lyrical quality of an aria[C18: from Italian, from aria]

a•rio•so

(ˌær iˈoʊ soʊ, ˌɑr-)

n., pl. -sos. a musical passage having the character of a recitative or a simple aria. [1735–45; < Italian: literally, songlike]

Thesaurus

Noun

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arioso - (music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an ariamusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannerrecitative - a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech

Translations

ариозо