coloratura
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++col·o·ra·tu·ra /ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə, -ˈtjʊə- $ ˌkʌlərəˈtʊrə/ noun 1. [uncountable]APM a difficult piece of music that is meant to be sung fast 〔声乐的〕花腔；花腔音乐2. [countable]APM a woman, especially a soprano, who sings this type of music 花腔女高音
Examples from the Corpus
coloratura• And Fiordiligi puts up more resistance than her sister Dorabella, and her brilliant coloratura arias reflect her emotional torment.• You sang your first coloratura role at 13.• Of course you might have to search a bit for a second coloratura bass.• In these pieces the three higher parts are clearly distinguished from the two lower and given showy coloratura.Origin coloratura (1700-1800) Early Italian, “coloring”col·o·ra·tu·ra nounChineseSyllable
Corpus of a difficult music piece that
coloratura
col‧o‧ra‧tu‧ra /ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə, -ˈtjʊə- $ ˌkʌlərəˈtʊrə/
noun
2. [countable] a woman, especially a soprano, who sings this type of music
col‧o‧ra‧tu‧ra /ˌkɒlərəˈtʊərə, -ˈtjʊə- $ ˌkʌlərəˈtʊrə/
noun Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Early Italian, 'coloring'
1. [uncountable] a difficult piece of music that is meant to be sung fastOrigin: Early Italian, 'coloring'
2. [countable] a woman, especially a soprano, who sings this type of music