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virtuosity Definition

vir·tu·os·ity (vʉr′c̸ho̵̅o̅ äs′ə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

great technical skill in some fine art, esp. in the performance of music

Etymology: < virtuoso + -ity

virtuosity Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • combine: Their performances combine an extraordinary vocal virtuosity with a great sense of presentation.
  • display: Most of the Florentine production was devoted to cabinets and table tops which provided the best vehicles to display the virtuosity of the craftsmen.
  • show: He showed the virtuosity for which he is starting to become well known.
  • have: Thursday, August 14 Had virtuosity with Yat-Sen Chang which needed a lot of stamina.
  • demonstrate: Dolin created the showpiece Variations for Four ( 1957 ) to demonstrate the virtuosity of a quartet of his male dancers.
  • require: Classical instrument playing requires a technical virtuosity which is beyond the ambition of most people.

Converse of subject

  • excite: I am very excited by virtuosity and they have it in spades.

Adjective modifier

  • dazzling: And praise must also go to Igor Kolb for his dazzling virtuosity as Ali in the pas de trois.
  • instrumental: By this I am not talking about his instrumental virtuosity despite it being clearly evident.
  • breathtaking: He swept all before him in a performance of breathtaking virtuosity.
  • sheer: The sheer virtuosity of the piece guaranteed a positive reception.
  • technical: Classical instrument playing requires a technical virtuosity which is beyond the ambition of most people.
  • extraordinary: Their performances combine an extraordinary vocal virtuosity with a great sense of presentation.

Noun used with modifier

  • guitar: Now we can spiral toward the 21st Century in an orgy of fiery guitar virtuosity.
  • keyboard: This lengthy work is a tour de force of compositional and keyboard virtuosity, exhilarating and emotionally all-encompassing in its effect.
  • violin: It would take something like violin virtuosity to get his mind off his truly awful predicament.
  • mason: Huntly fountain A fountain in various granites that looks as tho it was designed to show of stone masons virtuosity.

Possessives

  • performer: Here the performer's virtuosity matched that of each score.

Preposition: of

  • soloist: The virtuosity of the soloist was well matched by the virtuosity of the substantial orchestral forces in the fast and intricate accompaniment.
  • quartet: Savor the soulful virtuosity of this highly imaginative quartet who recently played a week at Ronnie Scott's, in your home city.