Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A short aria.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A short song; an air, or a little air.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A short aria, or air.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music a short
aria .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a short aria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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When I play the arietta of the last sonata … (Soundbite of song, "Piano Sonata No. 32") Mr. SCHIFF: This really is, to me, a musical equivalent of a gracias in a Mass, saying thanks to God.
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That song, “Eli, Eli,” a dramatic arietta, became an immediate favorite and soon became a featured solo by Bertha Kalich and many other female performers of the day, even some in the general entertainment field.
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That song, “Eli, Eli,” was a dramatic arietta that became an immediate favorite and soon became a featured solo of many other female performers of the day, even those in general entertainment.
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July 05, 2007 at 11: 52 AM i'm excited to see your arietta!
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When I play the arietta of the last sonata … (Soundbite of song, "Piano Sonata No. 32") Mr. SCHIFF: This really is, to me, a musical equivalent of a gracias in a Mass, saying thanks to God.
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Mr. SANABRIA: Right well this is - in Cuban music, it's what we call a rumba arietta (ph), an open rumba.
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This arietta, however, she no sooner began to perform, than he and the justice fell asleep; but the moment she ceased playing, the knight waked snorting, and exclaimed, ‘O cara! what d’ye think, gentlemen?
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After tea, we were entertained with a sonata on the harpsichord by lady Bullford, who sung and played to admiration; but Sir Thomas seemed to be a little asinine in the article of ears, though he affected to be in raptures, and begged his wife to favour us with an arietta of her own composing. —
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The rapid arpeggios of the guitar tailed away, and the tenor began an arietta.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003
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