Lyric vs Coloratura - What's the difference?
lyric | coloratura |
(poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style
Of, or relating to a writer of such poetry
lyrical
Having a light singing voice of modest range
Of, or relating to musical drama and opera
melodious
Of, or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp)
A lyric poem.
(also in plural) The words of a song or other vocal music. The singular form often refers to a part of the words, whereas the plural form can refer to all of the words.
(uncountable) Florid or fancy passages in vocal music.
* 2004 , The Video Librarian , volume 19, page 71
(countable) a singer of such passages, especially a soprano
* 1980 , Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
Pertaining to .
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As adjectives the difference between lyric and coloratura
is that lyric is of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style while coloratura is pertaining to coloratura.As nouns the difference between lyric and coloratura
is that lyric is a lyric poem while coloratura is florid or fancy passages in vocal music.lyric
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Alternative forms
* lyrickAdjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* lyrical * lyrically * lyricizeNoun
(en noun) (wikipedia lyric)- The lyric in line 3 doesn't rhyme.
- The lyrics were written by the composer.
Derived terms
* lyricism * lyricist * lyricizeAnagrams
*coloratura
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(wikipedia coloratura)Noun
(en-noun)- 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.
- The middle one, of course, was the coloratura Julia Kristeva, known as the most voluptuous Salome in the business.
Adjective
(en adjective)- She has a lighter and more coloratura voice.
- This role has the most coloratura singing in the opera.
