fioritura

[ fee-awr-i-toor-uh, -ohr-; Italian fyaw-ree-too-rah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Music.

, plural fio·ri·tu·re [fee-awr-i-, toor, -ey, -ohr-, fyaw-, r, ee-, too, -, r, e].

the ornamentation of a melody, often extemporized by the performer, as in Italian opera during the 18th century.

fioritura

/ ˌfiːərɪ-; ˌfjɔːrɪˈtʊərə /

1835–45; < Italian, equivalent to fiorit ( o ) flowery, originally past participle of fiorire to flower + -ura -ure

Italian: a blossoming

Their songs were low and musical, not unlike the song of the canary, though there were no cadenzas or fioritura passages.

She neither added a single fioritura nor a single ornament which had not been noted by the composer.

Fioritura means embroidery, while cantabile means "song-like."

Valentine's prayer, if given, was so overlaid with fioritura that I did not feel sure of it.

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