Cavatina (Italian diminutive of cavata, the producing of tone from an instrument, plural cavatine) is a musical term, originally a short song of simple character, without a second strain or any repetition of the air. It is now frequently applied to a simple melodious air, as distinguished from brilliant arias or recitatives, and often forms part of a large movement or scena in oratorio or opera.
One famous cavatina is the 5th movement of Beethove...
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Cavatina (Italian diminutive of cavata, the producing of tone from an instrument, plural cavatine) is a musical term, originally a short song of simple character, without a second strain or any repetition of the air. It is now frequently applied to a simple melodious air, as distinguished from brilliant arias or recitatives, and often forms part of a large movement or scena in oratorio or opera.
One famous cavatina is the 5th movement of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 13. "Ecco ridente in cielo", from Gioachino Rossini's opera Il Barbiere di Siviglia and "Se vuol ballare" from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaroare also cavatinas.
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