fioritura

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

noun,plural fio·ri·tu·re

[fee-awr-i-toor-ey, -ohr-; Italian fyaw-ree-too-re]. /fiˌɔr ɪˈtʊər eɪ, -ˌoʊr-; Italian ˌfyɔ riˈtu rɛ/. Music.

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

Origin of fioritura

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

Words Nearby fioritura

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How to use fioritura in a sentence

Their songs were low and musical, not unlike the song of the canary, though there were no cadenzas or fioritura passages.
The Dawn of Reason | James Weir
She neither added a single fioritura nor a single ornament which had not been noted by the composer.
The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 | Various
fioritura means embroidery, while cantabile means "song-like."
Chopin and Other Musical Essays | Henry T. Finck
Valentine's prayer, if given, was so overlaid with fioritura that I did not feel sure of it.
Julia Ward Howe | Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for fioritura

fioritura

/ (ˌfjɔːrɪˈtʊərə, ˌfiːərɪ-) /

nounplural -ture (-ˈtʊəreɪ)

music embellishment, esp ornamentation added by the performer

Origin of fioritura

Italian: a blossoming

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