rhapsody
Effusive orchestral piece
A rhapsody is an expression of intense enthusiasm or emotion, often extravagant or effusive: She went into rhapsodies about the view.
In music, a rhapsody is a free-form instrumental composition, typically one movement, emotional and improvisatory in character—Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" being the most famous example.
The word suggests something exuberant and unconstrained by formal structure.
Perfect, serene felicity
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- exhilarationIntense joyful excitement
rapture · ecstasy · delight · joy · nirvana · beatitude · enchantment · sublimity
Extended composition for orchestra
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
fantasia · nocturne · prelude · cadenza · impromptu · arabesque · ballade · toccata
Laudatory verse form
- verseMetered poetic passage
- lyricSong's text
- elegyPoem lamenting the departed
- balladNarrative poem or song
stanza · paean · panegyric · hymn · encomium · apostrophe · invocation · effusion
Unrestrained emotional discharge
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
torrent · tirade · gushing · waxing · extolling · enthusing · declamation · speechifying
bliss
Perfect, serene felicity
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- elationIntense triumphant joy
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
exhilaration · rapture · ecstasy · delight · joy · nirvana · beatitude · enchantment · sublimity · enthralment
symphony
Extended composition for orchestra
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
sonata · fantasia · nocturne · prelude · cadenza · impromptu · arabesque · ballade · toccata · capriccio
ode
Laudatory verse form
ballad · stanza · paean · panegyric · hymn · encomium · apostrophe · invocation · effusion · exaltation
effusion
Unrestrained emotional discharge
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
eloquence · torrent · tirade · gushing · waxing · extolling · enthusing · declamation · speechifying · expounding
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- compositionssymphony, concerto, sonata, suite, overture
- instrumentalsguitar solo, guitar solos, drum solo, piano solos, drum solos
- joyhappiness, gladness, joyfulness, elation, delight
- musical piecesaria, cantata, concerto, etude, fugue
rhapsodyrestraint
Control over impulses
understatement · reserve · sobriety · terseness · brevity
rhapsodydespair
Total absence of hope
misery · melancholy · gloom · despondency · dejection
- Bohemian RhapsodyQueen's operatic rock suite
- Rhapsody in BlueJazz-infused orchestral composition
rhapsodize, rhapsodic, rhapsodies, rhapsodizing, rhapsodized, rhapsodizes