Cabaletta definition

kăbə-lĕtə, käbə-

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cabalettas cabaletta

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A short, rhythmically repetitive aria.

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A short aria that has a repetitive rhythm and a simple style.

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The final section of an aria or duet marked by a quick uniform rhythm.

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The bravura section of an aria or duet.

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Noun

Singular:

cabaletta

Plural:

cabalettas

Origin of cabaletta

Italian alteration of coboletta stanza diminutive of cobola, cobla from Old Provençal cobla from Latin cōpula link

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
An Italian variant of coboletta, diminutive of cobola (“stanza, couplet”), from Old Provençal cobla, from Latin copula.

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