rhapsody
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈræpsədi/
- Specialized
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rhapsodia
- But now, we've asked them if they could perform your rhapsody.
- Rhapsody in Blue
And then I'm just thinking, I have a woman that lives inside my phone that I can say, hey, Siri, play Bohemian Rhapsody, and she does it with pleasure.
- And then I'm just thinking, I have a woman that lives inside my phone that I can say, hey, Siri, play Bohemian Rhapsody, and she does it with pleasure.
Examples
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All of a sudden, bird song seemed to combine in a single rhapsody of musical counterpoint, the meaning of which only just eluded her.
Fiction book (2001) -
The work I played for my new teacher was the 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody.
Fiction book (2002) -
Ladies and gentlemen, Rhapsody in Blue.
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All right, so here is Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
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Straight away, his audience is enthralled by George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
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Gershwin premieres "Rhapsody in Blue" in New York City.
Academic text (2000) -
In 1924, you will write the famous Rhapsody in Blue, a jazz piano concerto.
Academic text (2000) -
The most primitive and the most modern musical elements are combined in this rhapsody, for jazz was born in the African jungle to the beating of the voodoo drum.
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No record of American music would be complete without George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, which was written for the Whiteman Orchestra and first played in the Aeolian Hall in 1924.
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The orchestra played Gershwin's rhapsody beautifully, capturing the audience's emotions.
Synonyms
1
2.5
A cheerful piece of music with a quick, happy beat
Antonyms
How Emotional
- Specialized
7
7.2
- Specialized
1
8.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rhapsody in music comes from Greek rhaptein 'to sew' and aeidein 'to sing'. Composers 'stitch' different melodies and moods together into one free, emotional piece, which is why a rhapsody is a long, expressive musical work.