Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Exhaled; in music, noting a passage to be rendered in a light, airy manner, as if simply exhaled.
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Examples
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Sometimes these high-flying singers are further classified as sfogato airy sopranos.
News 2011
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In this modulation in C sharp major -- superscribed dolce sfogato -- there are kiss and embrace!
Chopin : the Man and His Music James Huneker 1890
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In this modulation here in C sharp major (superscribed dolce sfogato), there are kiss and embrace!
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician Niecks, Frederick 1888
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Isabella Colbran, is representative of what used to be called a soprano sfogato, a type of voice with a solid basis in the middle and low registers but also able to sustain frequent and vigorous, and often unexpected ascents to the top.
parterre box Ercole Farnese 2010
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_Castello ove tiene imprigionata una giovane innocente sposa_, &c. &c. Mio caro Pietro, quando ti sei bene sfogato a ridere, allora rispondi due righe alla tua sorella, che t 'ama e t' amerà sempre colla maggiore tenerezza. "] *****
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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