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单词 sopranino
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Definition of sopranino in English:

sopranino

nounPlural sopraninos ˌsɒprəˈniːnəʊˌsɑprəˈninoʊ
Music
  • An instrument, especially a recorder or saxophone, higher than soprano.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A few special pleasures among many: listen to the opening concerto, for example, where the sopranino recorder is cast in the role of a goldfinch.
    • Sometimes they sound like skewed bebop and sometimes like stealthily building improv, and Sanborn's soul sound - particularly in the sopranino intro to The Unknown - loses none of its famous wail.
    • The real focus of the program, however, is the four concerti for recorder, featuring Matthias Maute on alto recorder once, soprano recorder twice, and a humorously small sopranino recorder for the final piece.
    • Maybe, but I find the bravura in the C major one for sopranino recorder even more remarkable.
    • Of the other sizes, the sopranino and the B bass are fairly common, with instruments smaller than the sopranino being very rare.

Origin

Early 20th century: Italian, diminutive of soprano.

 
 

Definition of sopranino in US English:

sopranino

nounˌsɑprəˈninoʊˌsäprəˈnēnō
Music
  • An instrument, especially a recorder or saxophone, higher than soprano.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of the other sizes, the sopranino and the B bass are fairly common, with instruments smaller than the sopranino being very rare.
    • Sometimes they sound like skewed bebop and sometimes like stealthily building improv, and Sanborn's soul sound - particularly in the sopranino intro to The Unknown - loses none of its famous wail.
    • Maybe, but I find the bravura in the C major one for sopranino recorder even more remarkable.
    • A few special pleasures among many: listen to the opening concerto, for example, where the sopranino recorder is cast in the role of a goldfinch.
    • The real focus of the program, however, is the four concerti for recorder, featuring Matthias Maute on alto recorder once, soprano recorder twice, and a humorously small sopranino recorder for the final piece.

Origin

Early 20th century: Italian, diminutive of soprano.

 
 
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