arioso

[ ahr-ee-oh-soh, ar-; Italian ah-ryaw-saw ]

/ ˌɑr iˈoʊ soʊ, ˌær-; Italian ɑˈryɔ sɔ /

Music.

in the manner of an air or melody.

an arioso composition or section.

Origin of arioso

1735–45; < Italian: literally, songlike. See aria, -ose¹

arimathea, arimidex, ariminum, arion, ariose, arioso, ariosto, ariovistus, arise, arista, aristaeus

His 2nd Arioso with twelve variations is worth the notice of pianists in search of something unfamiliar.

The Pianoforte Sonata |J.S. Shedlock
Then it degenerates somewhat into an arioso, almost Italian.

Contemporary American Composers |Rupert Hughes
Still more impressively is this mastery of expression shown in the arioso recitatives.

Music in the History of the Western Church |Edward Dickinson
His forms are very free, and the recitative is almost wholly in the arioso style with full orchestral accompaniment.

How Music Developed |W. J. Henderson

Arioso in the recitative indicates an interpolated passage of vocal melody.

Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Otto Jahn

arioso

/ (ˌɑːrɪˈəʊzəʊ, ˌæ-) /

music a recitative with the lyrical quality of an aria

C18: from Italian, from aria