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Arioso

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Arioso 

a solo vocal episode in an opera, oratorio, or cantata; generally shorter than an aria and written in a freer form. The declamatory manner of singing is often used. Examples are the ariosi of Canio (I Pagliacci by Leoncavallo) and Hermann and Lenskii (The Queen of Spades and Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky).



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SOUTH Wales schoolchildren have been learning the difference between arias, arioso and falsetto as they prepare for a one-off opera performance.
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Gay's score alternates through the melodic (various Christmas carols) and the arioso (the solos and choruses) and certainly provides challenges for all the singers.
 
 
 
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