Definition of Coloratura

1. Noun. A lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music.


2. Noun. Singing with florid ornamentation.
Generic synonyms: Singing, Vocalizing

Definition of Coloratura

1. Noun. (plural) florid or fancy passages in vocal music ¹

2. Noun. (singular) a singer of such passages, especially a soprano ¹

3. Adjective. Pertaining to coloratura. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Coloratura

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coloratura

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color vision deficiency
color wash
color wheel
colorability
colorable
colorably
coloradillo
coloradoite
colorant
colorants
colorate
coloration
colorations
colorative
coloratura (current term)
coloratura soprano
coloraturas
colorblind
colorblindness
colorbred
colorbreed
colorbreeding
colorbreeds
colorcast
colorcasted
colorcasting
colorcasts
colorectal
colorectal cancer

Literary usage of Coloratura

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Story of Organ Music by C[harles] F[rancis] Abdy Williams (1905)
"... Tablatures—Kleber—coloratura —Ammerbach—Popular tunes set to sacred words. THE first representative of German organ music was Conrad Paumann, ..."

2. Alessandro Scarlatti: His Life and Works by Edward Joseph Dent (1905)
"coloratura employed in this way has a dramatic value which no declamation, ... The modern plan of giving the coloratura to the orchestra and declamation to ..."

3. What We Hear in Music: A Laboratory Course of Study in Music History and by Anne Faulkner Oberndorfer (1913)
"They may be distinguished as: coloratura Soprano, Flute. Lyric Soprano, Oboe. Dramatic Soprano, Clarinet. We shall listen today to the voices of three great ..."

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