单词 | humoresque |
释义 | humoresquen. 1. With the. That which is humorous or playful, esp. in literary or musical style. ΚΠ 1867 Times 15 Apr. 12/5 The ‘Carnaval,’ or Scènes Mignonnes (Op. 9), an attempt on the part of Schumann at the humoresque in music. 1889 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 17 Aug. 3 The wearing of the suspenders when the sash is assumed is tabooed as illustrating a lack of confidence verging on the humoresque. 1927 V. L. Parrington Romantic Revol. in Amer. v. 54 The action is deliberately subdued to the humoresque; atmosphere is studiously created; adventure is held in strict subjection to the whimsical. 1998 H. Letiche in M. Parker Ethics & Organizations vi. 137 His subthemes are seduction, desertification, holism and the humoresque. 2. Also with capital initial. A short whimsical or playful literary or (esp.) musical composition. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > [noun] > light or lively piece toy1584 air1597 capriccio1696 port1721 divertimento1823 humoresque1869 bagatelle1880 caprice1880 1869 Putnam's Mag. June 751/1 Among the new poetical apparitions in Germany are: ‘Photography; a Humoresque in Ten Cantos, by Edward Paulus’. 1875 Benham’s Musical Rev. Jan. 5/1 Rubinstein has published a Humoresque for orchestra entitled Don Quixote, a musical characterization. 1897 Academy 2 Jan. 26/2 Strauss' ‘Till Eulenspiegel’, a clever humoresque. 1919 Poetry Mar. 330 Here are two poems complete, and following them some lines and phrases, and one complete humoresque. 1940 J. A. Westrup Sharps & Flats 11 The charm of So-and-so's serenade or someone else's humoresque has no very strong hold on a formed taste. 1978 C. Raine Secondary Worlds in New Statesman Dec. 882/3 ‘Song’..is a short humoresque that examines the night-life of slugs and spiders. 2012 New York Times (Nexis) 24 Feb. 17 Mr. Kuusisto played an encore with the orchestra, a ruminative humoresque by Sibelius. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). humoresqueadj. Of literature, music, performance, etc.: playful or humorous in style; comic; spec. characteristic of a humoresque (humoresque n. 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] > humorous or jesting > characterized by jesting or humour jocatory1576 facetious1594 jocular1674 jocose1699 jokesome1810 humoresque1896 1896 E. Gosse Crit. Kit-kats 149 The..few purely fantastic poems of recent times which have..kept up the old tradition of humoresque literature. 1913 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 432 V.V.'s half conscious influence—the influence of his faith—makes the story, creating situations pathetic and humoresque. 1938 H. W. Gibson Recreational Programs for Summer Camps xii. 273 Tap dancing, humoresque dancing, buck and wing dancing by individuals and teams are always well received. 1981 Stereo Rev. Aug. 82/3 There are two pure instrumentals: Whale, full of electronic jabberwocky, and Albert of India, in a McCartney-like humoresque style. 2012 BusinessWorld (Philippines) (Nexis) 16 July s1/4 Exhibition dancing and humoresque acting inevitably entrenched him in the entertainment industry through more than 60 productive years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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