Look up: Coloratura


  1. coloratura
    [adj] - (of lyric singing or a lyric singer) marked by florid virtuoso trills and runs 2. [n] - a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music 3. [n] - singing with florid ornamentation
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  2. coloratura
    noun singing with florid ornamentation
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  3. coloratura
    coloratura soprano noun a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
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  4. Coloratura
    A type of soprano, usually, but also a term that describes a voice capable of agility: fast and high singing, trills and embellishments. Coloratura sopranos of note: Lily Pons, Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills, Natalie Dessay. The Bell Song from Lakm
    Found op http://www.greensboroopera.org/oft-education.shtml

  5. Coloratura
    Coloratura has several meanings. The word is originally from Italian, literally meaning "coloring", and derives from the Latin word colorare ("to color"). When used in English, the term specifically refers to elaborate melody, particularly in vocal music and especially in operatic singing of the 18...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coloratura

  6. coloratura
    coloratura: see soprano.
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  7. coloratura
    In music, a rapid ornamental vocal passage with runs and trills. A coloratura soprano is a light, high voice suited to such music
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0019012.html

  8. coloratura
    coloration; i.e., elaborate ornamentation of a vocal line, or (especially) a soprano voice that is well-suited to such elaboration
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_musical_terminology

  9. coloratura
    1) Coloratura soprano 2) Kind of soprano 3) Soprano
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/coloratura/1

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