coloratura
/,kɔlərə'tuərə/
Definition
- Noun:
- Florid ornamentation in singing: Refers to elaborate, often rapid, and intricate melodic passages, runs, trills, and other embellishments in vocal music, particularly in opera.
- A singer specializing in such music: Specifically, a lyric soprano (or occasionally another voice type) with the vocal agility and high range to perform music featuring such ornamentation.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (as ornamentation):
- The aria is famous for its dazzling coloratura.
- She executed the difficult coloratura with perfect precision.
- Noun (as a singer):
- The role of the Queen of the Night is sung by a coloratura.
- She established her career as a leading coloratura in Italian opera.
Advanced Usage
- "Coloratura passage": A specific section within a piece of music that contains elaborate vocal ornamentation.
- The cadenza contained a breathtaking coloratura passage.
- "Coloratura soprano": The full, specific term for the type of high, agile soprano voice most associated with this style.
- The part was written for a dramatic coloratura soprano.
Variants and Related Words
- Coloratura (adjective): Used to describe music or a voice part that features or is suited to such ornamentation.
- She performed a coloratura aria from Handel's opera.
- Fioritura (noun): An Italian term often used synonymously with coloratura to mean "flowering" or ornamentation in music.
Synonyms
- Vocal embellishment: Decorative notes added to a melody.
- Melismatic singing: Singing a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes (a key technique in coloratura).
- Agile soprano: A descriptive term for a singer capable of coloratura.
Related Phrases
- To sing coloratura: The act of performing this ornate style of singing.
- Few tenors can sing coloratura as well as she can.
- Coloratura role: An operatic character part written specifically for a coloratura voice.
- Lucia is one of the most demanding coloratura roles.
Related Idioms
- "To have a coloratura voice": To possess a voice naturally suited to fast, high, and intricate singing.
- Even as a student, it was clear she had a true coloratura voice.
Noun
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singing with florid ornamentation
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a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music
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