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bravura

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun bravura has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

bravuran. [It., (properly) bravery, spirit, from bravo. See Brave.].
     A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music.  [1913 Webster]
Aria di bravura ( [It.], a florid air demanding brilliant execution.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bravura, n. (often attrib.)
1 a brilliant or ambitious action or display.
2 a a style of (esp. vocal) music requiring exceptional ability. b a passage of this kind.
3 bravado.

Etymology
It.

THESAURUS

bravura

Daedalian, ability, address, adept, adeptness, adroit, adroitness, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, airmanship, alto, apt, aria, aria buffa, aria cantabile, aria da capo, aria da chiesa, aria di bravura, aria di coloratura, aria fugata, aria parlante, arietta, arioso, artfulness, artisanship, artistic, artistry, audaciousness, audacity, authoritative, balls, baritone, bass, bel canto, blazon, bravado, brave, braw, brilliance, brilliancy, brilliant, cantabile, capability, capacity, chichi, choral, choral singing, choric, clean, clever, cleverness, coloratura, command, competence, control, coordinated, coordination, crack, crackerjack, craft, craftsmanship, croon, crooning, cunning, cute, daedal, daring, dash, dashing, deft, deftness, demonstration, derring-do, dexterity, dexterous, dexterousness, dextrous, dextrousness, diplomacy, diplomatic, display, dramatic, dramatics, dressy, eclat, efficiency, enterprise, etalage, excellent, exhibition, exhibitionism, exhibitionistic, expert, expertise, facility, false front, falsetto, fancy, fanfaronade, figure, finesse, flair, flashing, flashy, flaunt, flaunting, flourish, folk singing, foolhardiness, frilly, frothy, gallant, gay, glittering, good, goodish, grace, graceful, grip, handiness, handy, heroic, histrionics, horsemanship, hum, humming, hymnal, ingenious, ingeniousness, ingenuity, intonation, jaunty, jazzy, know-how, liturgical, lyric, lyricism, magisterial, manifestation, marksmanship, masterful, masterly, mastership, mastery, neat, no mean, operatic, operatic singing, overboldness, pageant, pageantry, parade, politic, practical ability, professional, proficiency, proficient, prowess, psalmic, psalmodial, psalmodic, quick, quickness, quite some, rakish, readiness, ready, recitative, resource, resourceful, resourcefulness, sacred, savoir-faire, savvy, scat, scat singing, seamanship, sham, show, showing-off, showy, singing, skill, skillful, skillfulness, slick, snazzy, sol-fa, sol-fa exercise, solfeggio, solmization, solo, some, song, soprano, spectacle, splash, splashy, splurge, splurgy, sporty, staginess, statesmanlike, style, stylish, tact, tactful, tactfulness, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, tenor, the compleat, the complete, theatrics, timing, tonic sol-fa, treble, vaunt, venturesomeness, venturousness, virtuosity, virtuoso, vocal, vocal music, vocalization, warbling, well-done, wit, wizardry, workmanlike, workmanship, yodel, yodeling

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Music

N music, concert, strain, tune, air, melody, aria, arietta, piece of music, work, number, opus, sonata, rondo, rondeau, pastorale, cavatina, roulade, fantasia, concerto, overture, symphony, variations, cadenza, cadence, fugue, canon, quodlibet, serenade, notturno, dithyramb, opera, operetta, oratorio, composition, movement, stave, passamezzo, toccata, Vorspiel, instrumental music, full score, minstrelsy, tweedledum and tweedledee, band, orchestra, concerted piece, potpourri, capriccio, vocal music, vocalism, chaunt, chant, psalm, psalmody, hymn, song, canticle, canzonet, cantata, bravura, lay, ballad, ditty, carol, pastoral, recitative, recitativo, solfeggio, Lydian measures, slow music, slow movement, adagio, minuet, siren strains, soft music, lullaby, dump, dirge, pibroch, martial music, march, dance music, waltz, solo, duet, duo, trio, quartet, quartett, septett, part song, descant, glee, madrigal, catch, round, chorus, chorale, antiphon, antiphony, accompaniment, second, bass, score, bourdon, drone, morceau, terzetto, composer, musician, musical, instrumental, vocal, choral, lyric, operatic, harmonious, Wagnerian, adagio, largo, larghetto, andante, andantino, alla capella, maestoso, moderato, allegro, allegretto, spiritoso, vivace, veloce, presto, prestissimo, con brio, capriccioso, scherzo, scherzando, legato, staccato, crescendo, diminuendo, rallentando, affettuoso, obbligato, pizzicato, desto, in notes by distance made more sweet, like the faint exquisite music of a dream, music arose with its voluptuous swell, music is the universal language of mankind, music's golden tongue, the speech of angels, will sing the savageness out of a bear, music hath charms to soothe the savage beast.

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