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Coloratura vs Riffs - What's the difference?

coloratura | riffs |

As nouns the difference between coloratura and riffs

is that coloratura is (uncountable) florid or fancy passages in vocal music while riffs is .

As an adjective coloratura

is pertaining to.

coloratura

English

(wikipedia coloratura)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.
  • * 2004 , The Video Librarian , volume 19, page 71
    • The singing is generally excellent, with Simon Keenlyside standing out for his richly vocalized (and amusingly dour) Papageno and Diana Damrau for her spot-on coloratura and genuine venom as the Queen of the Night.
  • (countable) a singer of such passages, especially a soprano
  • * 1980 , Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
    • The middle one, of course, was the coloratura Julia Kristeva, known as the most voluptuous Salome in the business.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to .
    • She has a lighter and more coloratura voice.
    This role has the most coloratura singing in the opera.
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    riffs

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (riff)