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n. A solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment, as in an opera.

n. An air; a melody.

n. A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.

n. An air or song; a melody; a tune.

n. In music: A rhythmical and metrical melody or tune for a single voice (rarely for a monophonous instrument), having a vocal or instrumental accompaniment: distinguished from a song by being less simple and less purely lyrical. The aria grande is the next most elaborate species of solo vocal music to the scena (which see).

n. A distinct form of solo vocal music, distinguished by a clear division into three parts, namely, a principal section, a subordinate section, and a repetition, with or without alterations, of the first section: otherwise known as the da capo form.

n. A solo movement, whether in strict aria form or not, in an extended vocal work, like an opera or an oratorio: as, the soprano aria “I know that my Redeemer liveth.”

n. Special varieties of movement or style are indicated by adding various terms: as, aria cantabile, an aria in a flowing, connected style, with but slight accompaniment; aria concertato, an aria of large dimensions, with an elaborate or concerted accompaniment; aria parlante, an aria in which the dramatic delivery of the text is conspicuous; aria di bravura or d'agilita, an aria in which special opportunity is given for vocal display through rapid passages and figures, trills and other embellishments, extreme notes, and the like; aria d'imitazione, an aria in which the music recalls some physical sound like the song of birds, the noises of battle, etc.

n. an elaborate song for solo voice

"It is an aria from the opera “La Wally,” and it is performed several times in the movie."

song    vocal   

short aria    arietta   

melody    tune   

Daria    Sharia    Zaria    hilaria    rosaria    sharia   

duet    opera    quartet    sonata    dirge    symphony    soprano    declamation    soliloquy    overture