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Definition of Coloratura
1. Noun. A lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music.
Generic synonyms: Soprano
Specialized synonyms: Callas, Maria Callas, Maria Meneghini Callas, Dame Nellie Melba, Helen Porter Mitchell, Melba, Alice-josephine Pons, Lily Pons, Pons
2. Noun. Singing with florid ornamentation.
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
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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