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Definition of Cabalettas
1. cabaletta [n] - See also: cabaletta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cabalettas
Literary usage of Cabalettas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1907)
"He was called il maestro dette coba- leite by his contemporaries ; and the immense
number of cabalettas which he wrote, their beauty and endless variety, ..."
2. Dramatic Opinions and Essays, with an Apology: With an Apology by Bernard Shaw (1907)
"... seventeen-stone prima donna who could sing "O mio Fernando," and get through
regular old-fashioned arias with florid cabalettas at the ends of them. ..."
3. The Story of Music by William James Henderson (1889)
"You will find in this opera no more of the absurdities of the composer's first
years, no hymn of thanksgiving set to a polonaise, no more cabalettas, ..."
4. Verdi: An Anecdotic History of His Life and Works by Arthur Pougin (1887)
"... with Aida, has accomplished the fusion of the Italian with the German school:
for in 1846, at the time when Verdi pursued the system of cabalettas (as ..."
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