aria
A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Noun
- A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin āera Italian ariabor. English aria From Italian aria, metathesis from Latin āerem, accusative of āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of air.