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Definition of Ariose
1. Adjective. Having a melody (as distinguished from recitative).
Definition of Ariose
1. a. Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.
Definition of Ariose
1. Adjective. melodic and song-like. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ariose
1. characterized by melody [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ariose
Literary usage of Ariose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"ariose, a. Melodious, of a melodious character. harmony]. Arise* vn I. Ascend,
mount, soar, tower, go characterized by melody (as ..."
2. Adams' New Musical Dictionary of Fifteen Thousand Technical Words, Phrases by John Stowell Adams (1865)
"ariose. Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony, ... ariose Cantate.
A kind of speaking air, which, by introducing; frequent changes of ..."
3. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1875)
"In the opening passages of mingled recitative nnd ariose I'eter is forewarned
that he shall deny ..."
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