coloratura

col·or·a·tu·ra

 (kŭl′ər-ə-to͝or′ə, -tyo͝or′ə)

n. Music

1. The ornamentation of music written for the voice with florid passages, especially trills and runs.

2. Vocal music characterized by florid ornamental passages.

3. A singer, especially a soprano, specializing in such ornamentation.

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[Obsolete Italian, from Late Latin colōrātūra, coloring, from Latin colōrātus, past participle of colōrāre, to color, from color, color; see color.]

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coloratura

(ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə) or

colorature

n

1. (Classical Music)

a. (in 18th- and 19th-century arias) a florid virtuoso passage

b. (as modifier): a coloratura aria.

2. (Classical Music) Also called: coloratura soprano a lyric soprano who specializes in such music

[C19: from obsolete Italian, literally: colouring, from Latin colōrāre to colour]

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col•o•ra•tu•ra

(ˌkʌl ər əˈtʊər ə, -ˈtyʊər ə, ˌkɒl-, ˌkoʊl-)

n., pl. -ras.

1. runs, trills, and other florid decorations in vocal music.

2. a lyric soprano of high range who specializes in such music.

[1730–40; < Italian < Late Latin: literally, coloring. See color, -ate¹, -ure]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	coloratura - a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music coloratura soprano soprano - a female singer
	2.	coloratura - singing with florid ornamentation singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music

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Translations

Koloratur

colorature

колоратураколоратурный

coloratura

[ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə] N

1. (= passage) → coloratura f

2. (= singer) → soprano f de coloratura

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coloratura

[ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə]

n

(= music) → colorature f

(= singer) → colorature f

modif [soprano] → colorature; [technique, aria] → de colorature; [role] → de colorature

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coloratura

n → Koloratur f

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