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Webster 1913 Edition

Ariose

Ar′i-ose

,
Adj.
[It.
arioso
, fr.
aria
.]
Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.
Mendelssohn wants the
ariose
beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is harmonic.
Foreign Quart. Rev.

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