coloratura

[ kuhl-er-uh-toor-uh, -tyoor-uh, kol-, kohl- ]

/ ˌkʌl ər əˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə, ˌkɒl-, ˌkoʊl- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR coloratura ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

runs, trills, and other florid decorations in vocal music.

a lyric soprano of high range who specializes in such music.

Also col·or·a·ture

[kuhl-er-uh-choor]. /ˈkʌl ər əˌtʃʊər/.

Origin of coloratura

1730–40; <Italian <Late Latin: literally, coloring. See color, -ate¹, -ure

Words nearby coloratura

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Example sentences from the Web for coloratura

Luisa Tetrazzini has been called the greatest exponent of coloratura singing that we have at the present time.
Vocal Mastery|Harriette Brower
This indicates why the revival of this opera attends the appearance upon the horizon of a coloratura star.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
The coloratura manner of singing is all delicacy and lightness, and one cannot express deep emotion in this way.
Vocal Mastery|Harriette Brower
I am a medium, a coloratura hypnotist and a spirituous control.
The Gentle Grafter|O. Henry

Coloratura singing presents the highest development of vocal technique.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for coloratura

coloratura

colorature (ˈkɒlərəˌtjʊə)

/ (ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə) /

noun music

(in 18th- and 19th-century arias) a florid virtuoso passage
(as modifier)a coloratura aria

Also called: coloratura soprano a lyric soprano who specializes in such music

Word Origin for coloratura

C19: from obsolete Italian, literally: colouring, from Latin colōrāre to colour

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for coloratura

coloratura

[ (kul-uhr-uh-toor-uh) ]

Elaborate ornamentation in a piece of vocal music. A coloratura soprano is one who can sing such highly ornamented parts.

单词	coloratura
释义	coloratura [ kuhl-er-uh-toor-uh, -tyoor-uh, kol-, kohl- ] / ˌkʌl ər əˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə, ˌkɒl-, ˌkoʊl- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR coloratura ON THESAURUS.COM noun runs, trills, and other florid decorations in vocal music. a lyric soprano of high range who specializes in such music. Also col·or·a·ture [kuhl-er-uh-choor]. /ˈkʌl ər əˌtʃʊər/. Origin of coloratura 1730–40; <Italian <Late Latin: literally, coloring. See color, -ate¹, -ure Words nearby coloratura Colorado tick fever, Colorado tick fever virus, Colorado topaz, colorant, coloration, coloratura, colorbearer, color-blind, color blindness, colorbreed, colorcast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coloratura Luisa Tetrazzini has been called the greatest exponent of coloratura singing that we have at the present time. Vocal Mastery\|Harriette Brower This indicates why the revival of this opera attends the appearance upon the horizon of a coloratura star. The Complete Opera Book\|Gustav Kobb The coloratura manner of singing is all delicacy and lightness, and one cannot express deep emotion in this way. Vocal Mastery\|Harriette Brower I am a medium, a coloratura hypnotist and a spirituous control. The Gentle Grafter\|O. Henry Coloratura singing presents the highest development of vocal technique. The Psychology of Singing\|David C. Taylor British Dictionary definitions for coloratura coloratura colorature (ˈkɒlərəˌtjʊə) / (ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə) / noun music (in 18th- and 19th-century arias) a florid virtuoso passage (as modifier)a coloratura aria Also called: coloratura soprano a lyric soprano who specializes in such music Word Origin for coloratura C19: from obsolete Italian, literally: colouring, from Latin colōrāre to colour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to coloratura singer, choral, treble, descant, falsetto, mellifluous, melodic, melodious, poetic, tuneful, songful, songlike Cultural definitions for coloratura coloratura [ (kul-uhr-uh-toor-uh) ] Elaborate ornamentation in a piece of vocal music. A coloratura soprano is one who can sing such highly ornamented parts. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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coloratura

noun

Origin of coloratura

Words nearby coloratura

Example sentences from the Web for coloratura

British Dictionary definitions for coloratura

colorature (ˈkɒlərəˌtjʊə)

noun music

Word Origin for coloratura

Words related to coloratura

Cultural definitions for coloratura