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rhapsody
rhapsody. Strictly, from the ancient Gr. usage, the recitation of parts of an epic poem. In mus. the term has come to mean a comp. in one continuous movt., often based on popular, nat., or folk melodies. Thus Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies, Stanford's Irish Rhapsodies, Vaughan Williams's Norfolk Rhapsody. Delius's Brigg Fair, variations on an Eng. folk-song, is subtitled An English Rhapsody, and Rachmaninov's variations on a caprice by Paganini are called Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Brahms used the term for works for solo pf. and for his Alto Rhapsody, a setting for v., male ch., and orch. of verses by Goethe. Gershwin used the term for his Rhapsody in Blue and Chabrier's España is a Sp. rhapsody.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rhapsody." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rhapsody." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-rhapsody.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "rhapsody." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-rhapsody.html |
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rhap·so·dy / ˈrapsədē/ • n. (pl. -dies) 1. an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling: rhapsodies of praise. ∎ Mus. a free instrumental composition in one extended movement, typically one that is emotional or exuberant in character. 2. (in ancient Greece) an epic poem, or part of it, of a suitable length for recitation at one time. DERIVATIVES: rhap·sod·ic / rapˈsädik/ adj. |
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"rhapsody." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rhapsody." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rhapsody.html "rhapsody." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-rhapsody.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "rhapsody." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "rhapsody." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rhapsody.html T. F. HOAD. "rhapsody." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-rhapsody.html |
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Rhapsodya collection of persons; notes; miscellaneous collections; any number of parts joined together—Johnson, 1755. Examples : rhapsody of errors and calumnies, 1639; of freebooters, 1689; of condemned heresies, 1580; of impertinence, 1765; of nonsense, 1711; of evening tales, 1755; of wild theory, 1837; of words, 1602. |
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"Rhapsody." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rhapsody." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301258.html "Rhapsody." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505301258.html |
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rhapsody Musical term applied in the 19th and 20th centuries to orchestral works, usually performed in one continuous movement and most often inspired by a nationalist or romantic theme.
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"rhapsody." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rhapsody." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-rhapsody.html "rhapsody." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-rhapsody.html |
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rhapsody •body, embody, Irrawaddy, Kirkcaldy, noddy, Passamaquoddy, shoddy, Soddy, squaddie, toddy, wadi
•secondi, spondee, tondi
•anybody • everybody • busybody
•dogsbody • homebody
•bawdy, gaudy, Geordie, Lordy
•baldy, Garibaldi, Grimaldi
•Maundy
•cloudy, dowdy, Gaudí, howdy, rowdy, Saudi
•Jodie, roadie, toady, tody
•Goldie, mouldy (US moldy), oldie
•broody, foodie, Judy, moody, Rudi, Trudy, Yehudi
•goody, hoodie, woody
•Burundi, Kirundi, Mappa Mundi
•Rushdie
•bloody, buddy, cruddy, cuddy, muddy, nuddy, ruddy, study
•barramundi, bassi profundi, Lundy, undy
•fuddy-duddy • understudy
•Lombardy • nobody • somebody
•organdie (US organdy) • burgundy
•Arcady
•chickadee, Picardy
•malady • melody • Lollardy
•psalmody • Normandy • threnody
•hymnody • jeopardy • chiropody
•parody • rhapsody • prosody
•bastardy • custody
•birdie, curdy, hurdy-gurdy, nerdy, sturdy, vinho verde, wordy
•olde worlde
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"rhapsody." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "rhapsody." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rhapsody.html "rhapsody." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-rhapsody.html |
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