Ariose

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ariose \Ar"i*ose\, a. [It. arioso, fr. aria.]
     Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal
           melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is


           harmonic.                                --Foreign
                                                    Quart. Rev.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ariose
       adj : having a melody (as distinguished from recitative) [syn: {songlike}]