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View synonyms for arioso
arioso
[ ahr-ee-oh-soh, ar-; Italian ah-ryaw-saw ]
adjective
- in the manner of an air or melody.
noun
, plural a·rio·sos.
- an arioso composition or section.
arioso
/ ˌɑːrɪˈəʊzəʊ; ˌæ- /
noun
- music a recitative with the lyrical quality of an aria
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arioso1
C18: from Italian, from aria
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Example Sentences
Arioso in the recitative indicates an interpolated passage of vocal melody.
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His 2nd Arioso with twelve variations is worth the notice of pianists in search of something unfamiliar.
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To have set them in the sustained arioso style of Tristan und Isolde would have been as impossible as it would have been inept.
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The recitative itself became more characteristic and was diversified with short arioso passages.
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His forms are very free, and the recitative is almost wholly in the arioso style with full orchestral accompaniment.
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