(isim) kavatin (opera)

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Definition of (isim) kavatin (opera) in Turkish English dictionary

cavatina

a rather slow, song-like instrumental movement; the title, for example, of a movement in Beethoven's string quartet in B flat, op. 130 (1826) and of a once-famous piece (originally for violin and piano) by Raff, and of the slow movement of Rubra's string quartet No. 2

a rather slow, song-like instrumental movement; the title, for example, of a movement in Beethovens string quartet in B flat, op. 130 (1826) and of a once-famous piece (originally for violin and piano) by Raff, and of the slow movement of Rubras string quartet No. 2

an operatic song in slow tempo, either complete in itself or (e.g., in Bellini and Verdi) followed by a faster, more resolute section: hence

Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song without a second part and a da capo; - - a term now variously and vaguely used

Hyphenation

(i·sim) ka·va·tin (o·pe·ra)