arioso
ari·o·so
noun \ˌär-ē-ˈō-(ˌ)sō, -(ˌ)zō\ plural ari·o·sos also ari·o·si\-(ˌ)sē, -(ˌ)zē\
Definition of ARIOSO
: a musical passage or composition having a mixture of free recitative and metrical song
Origin of ARIOSO
Italian, from aria
First Known Use: circa 1724
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