Jonas Kaufmann, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin - Das Land des Lachelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz!

ARIA (Italian aria, English and French air) - a genre of vocal music; completed construction episode (number) in opera, oratorio or cantata, with melody pre-em. song warehouse performed by singer-soloist in comp. orchestra. In contrast to recitative and arioso, directly related to the stage. action, A. as it were summarizes in emotional terms a certain stage of it. Compared to song and romance, A. has a more complex, multi-part structure. The term "A. " is found in Western Europe. music already in the 15th century. In France since the 16th century A. n. a. ordinary stanza. song, from the beginning. 17 century - instr. plays of a dance or song character (air francaise). By this time in French. A. is spreading to music for voice with accompaniment of a lute or guitar, 4-voice woks are less common. A.