coloraturan.adj.

Brit.

/ˌkɒl(ə)rəˈt(j)ʊərə/,

/ˌkɒl(ə)rəˈtʃʊərə/, U.S.

/ˌkələrəˈtʊrə/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian coloratura.

Etymology: < Italian coloratura colouring (a1635; although in early use this does not occur frequently in specific musical use) < post-classical Latin coloratura (in an undated glossary) < classical Latin colōrāt- , past participial stem of colōrāre colour v. + -ūra -ure suffix¹. Compare German Koloratur, †Coloratur, earliest in general sense ‘musical ornamentation’ (1571), later also more specifically ‘coloratura’ (18th cent. or earlier), †colorieren to sing with such ornamentation (1594).In sense A. 2 elliptical from uses in sense B. 2.

Music.

A. n.

1. Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, esp. in operatic singing.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [noun] > in vocal music

coloratura1740

perielesis?1775

colorature1828

melisma1938

1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 33 Coloratura, is a term applied by the Italians to all variations, trillos, diminutions, &c. that can render a song agreeable.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Coloratura, in the Italian music, is used to denote all sorts of variations, trillos, diminutions, etc. that can render a song agreeable.

1878 E. Pauer Musical Forms i. 78 We find already indications of the application of coloratura in the operatic music of Cavalli and Cesti, about 1640.

1899 Werner's Mag. Jan. 336/2 Where is the contralto today that possesses the command over coloratura that enables her to sing Arsace in ‘Semiramide’?

1930 Punch 2 Apr. 387/1 Every Polish lady..was mistress of the purest coloratura, and could release it at a moment's notice or less without so much as a glance at any conductor.

2007 Opera Now Mar. 81/4 French soprano Marie Devellereau excelled as Eurydice, turning in an utterly convincing performance, with crystal clear coloratura.

2. A singer, esp. a soprano, skilled in the singing of coloratura.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > soprano

soprano1738

sopranist1864

coloratura1895

1895 Folio May 116/2 I am a coloratura, not a dramatic vocalist.

1918 G. J. Nathan Pop. Theatre xiv. 193 Each of the vintage coloraturas winds up on the last note of all her songs by shaking herself like a wet dog and suddenly throwing open her arms.

1944 W. H. Auden Sea & Mirror (1945) ii. 57 The ravished coloratura trilling madly off-key.

1995 Denver Post 30 Apr. f2/1 My cousin was a coloratura who sang with the opera in Melbourne.

B. adj.

1. Of the nature of or characterized by coloratura. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 11 Jan. 39/2 Their execution of coloratura passages, cadenze, and fioriture, is often faulty and defective, especially when falling to the share of the soprano.

1873 Every Sat. 8 Feb. 168/1 The really first-class basses are able to do coloratura work.

1874 Musical World 24 Jan. 47/2 Even for experienced solo singers it would be a difficult task, and besides this, the coloratura run up to the high B flat.

1951 M. Garden Mary Garden's Story ii. 16 Every lesson I took with her was for coloratura singing.

1963 Times 8 May 5/7 An example of ‘coloratura’ choreography called Donizetti Variations.

2000 S. Sadie Billboard Illustr. Encycl. Classical Music 136/3 The florid but expressively intense coloratura music of the ‘Et Incarnatum’ was sung on that occasion in 1783.

2. Of a singer: skilled in the singing of coloratura.

ΚΠ

1881 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 30 June 3/3 People..will have a chance in future programmes to see what she can do as a coloratura singer.

1896 Munsey's Mag. Sept. 711/2 Patti listened to Huguet in Lisbon once, and said that she was the greatest coloratura soprano she had ever heard.

1922 in K. Koenig Jazz in Print (2002) 220/2 The way that saxophone caricatured a coloratura opera-singer is enough to make me laugh ‘fit to split’.

1955 Jet 24 Mar. 59 Coloratura soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs will make her American operatic debut..as the Queen of Shemkha.

2004 R. Miller Solutions for Singers vi. 124 It is largely the coloratura soprano and the coloratura mezzo who encounter trills in their literatures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coloratura
释义	coloraturan.adj. Brit. /ˌkɒl(ə)rəˈt(j)ʊərə/, /ˌkɒl(ə)rəˈtʃʊərə/, U.S. /ˌkələrəˈtʊrə/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian coloratura. Etymology: < Italian coloratura colouring (a1635; although in early use this does not occur frequently in specific musical use) < post-classical Latin coloratura (in an undated glossary) < classical Latin colōrāt- , past participial stem of colōrāre colour v. + -ūra -ure suffix¹. Compare German Koloratur, †Coloratur, earliest in general sense ‘musical ornamentation’ (1571), later also more specifically ‘coloratura’ (18th cent. or earlier), †colorieren to sing with such ornamentation (1594).In sense A. 2 elliptical from uses in sense B. 2. Music. A. n. 1. Elaborate ornamentation of a vocal melody, esp. in operatic singing. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [noun] > in vocal music coloratura1740 perielesis?1775 colorature1828 melisma1938 1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 33 Coloratura, is a term applied by the Italians to all variations, trillos, diminutions, &c. that can render a song agreeable. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Coloratura, in the Italian music, is used to denote all sorts of variations, trillos, diminutions, etc. that can render a song agreeable. 1878 E. Pauer Musical Forms i. 78 We find already indications of the application of coloratura in the operatic music of Cavalli and Cesti, about 1640. 1899 Werner's Mag. Jan. 336/2 Where is the contralto today that possesses the command over coloratura that enables her to sing Arsace in ‘Semiramide’? 1930 Punch 2 Apr. 387/1 Every Polish lady..was mistress of the purest coloratura, and could release it at a moment's notice or less without so much as a glance at any conductor. 2007 Opera Now Mar. 81/4 French soprano Marie Devellereau excelled as Eurydice, turning in an utterly convincing performance, with crystal clear coloratura. 2. A singer, esp. a soprano, skilled in the singing of coloratura. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > soprano soprano1738 sopranist1864 coloratura1895 1895 Folio May 116/2 I am a coloratura, not a dramatic vocalist. 1918 G. J. Nathan Pop. Theatre xiv. 193 Each of the vintage coloraturas winds up on the last note of all her songs by shaking herself like a wet dog and suddenly throwing open her arms. 1944 W. H. Auden Sea & Mirror (1945) ii. 57 The ravished coloratura trilling madly off-key. 1995 Denver Post 30 Apr. f2/1 My cousin was a coloratura who sang with the opera in Melbourne. B. adj. 1. Of the nature of or characterized by coloratura. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1862 London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 11 Jan. 39/2 Their execution of coloratura passages, cadenze, and fioriture, is often faulty and defective, especially when falling to the share of the soprano. 1873 Every Sat. 8 Feb. 168/1 The really first-class basses are able to do coloratura work. 1874 Musical World 24 Jan. 47/2 Even for experienced solo singers it would be a difficult task, and besides this, the coloratura run up to the high B flat. 1951 M. Garden Mary Garden's Story ii. 16 Every lesson I took with her was for coloratura singing. 1963 Times 8 May 5/7 An example of ‘coloratura’ choreography called Donizetti Variations. 2000 S. Sadie Billboard Illustr. Encycl. Classical Music 136/3 The florid but expressively intense coloratura music of the ‘Et Incarnatum’ was sung on that occasion in 1783. 2. Of a singer: skilled in the singing of coloratura. ΚΠ 1881 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 30 June 3/3 People..will have a chance in future programmes to see what she can do as a coloratura singer. 1896 Munsey's Mag. Sept. 711/2 Patti listened to Huguet in Lisbon once, and said that she was the greatest coloratura soprano she had ever heard. 1922 in K. Koenig Jazz in Print (2002) 220/2 The way that saxophone caricatured a coloratura opera-singer is enough to make me laugh ‘fit to split’. 1955 Jet 24 Mar. 59 Coloratura soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs will make her American operatic debut..as the Queen of Shemkha. 2004 R. Miller Solutions for Singers vi. 124 It is largely the coloratura soprano and the coloratura mezzo who encounter trills in their literatures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1740
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