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cavatina

(ˌkævəˈtiːnə)

n, pl -ne (-nɪ)

1. (Classical Music) a solo song resembling a simple aria

2. (Classical Music) an instrumental composition reminiscent of this

[C19: from Italian]

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Cavatine from the Opera: La gazza ladra, sung by Mr.

Michael Janusch, flutist: FROM PRAGUE

6, Valentin's aria "Avant de quitter ces lieux." Prevost believes contemporary productions of Faust should not include this aria, writing, "To encourage the omission of Valentin's Cavatine ('Avant de quitter ces lieux'), no.

Charles Gounod. Faust: Opera en cing actes (Version opera)

49); Fantaisie sur une cavatine de "Belisario" de Donizetti (Op.

Songs of Love, War and Melancholy: the operatic fantasias of Jacques-Francois Gallay

avrebbe a rimanersi sempre relegato in un angolo del dramma, anziche allargarsi perfezionato a spese delle sovente insulse cavatine e degl'inevitabili da capo?

Italia, patria europea delle arti e della musica. Riflessioni sulla politica culturale in campo musicale nella Filosofia della musica di Giuseppe Mazzini

For example, the front of the bed can be edged with hakone grass if the location has filtered sun, backed by several dwarf cavatine pieris, an evergreen shrub that flowers in early spring.