COLORATURE

Noun

colorature (plural coloratures)

(music) An elaborate melody, particularly in vocal music and especially in operatic singing of the 18th and 19th centuries, with runs, trills, leaps, etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Col"or*a*ture, n. Etym: [Cf. G. coloratur, fr. LL. coloratura.] (Mus.)

Definition: Vocal music colored, as it were, by florid ornaments, runs, or rapid passages.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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