virtuoso
/ˌvəːtʃʊˈəʊsəʊ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˌvəːtʃʊˈəʊsəʊ/
ˌvəːtʃʊˈəʊsəʊ
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ˌvəːtʃʊ - ˈəʊsəʊ -> virtuoso
Myanmar meaning
အလွန်ကျွမ်းကျင်သည့် ဂီတအနုပညာရှင်။ အထူးကျွမ်းကျင်သည့် လက်ရာ၊ လက်သံ။
Full entry
virtuoso /vɜ:tʃu'ǝƱzǝƱ, -'ǝƱsǝƱ/ n (pl virtuosos or virtuosi /-zi:, -si:/)
၁။ ပါရဂူ။ ပြိုင်စံရှား။ a cello virtuoso ❍ a virtuoso pianist ❍ jazz virtuosos.
၂။ အံ့ဖွယ်သရဲ။ ပြိုင်စံရှား။ a virtuoso display/performance.
❏ virtuosity /vɜ:tʃu'ɒsǝti/ n [U] အံ့မခန်း စွမ်းရည်ပြသမှု။ orchestral/technical virtuosity ❍ a display of breathtaking/dazzling virtuosity.
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- ‘Johan becomes a virtuoso of classical music, a driving force who cannot be ignored.’
- ‘Walker began his musical career as a virtuoso pianist, with composing and teaching work coming later.’
- ‘It also excludes music for virtuoso display in the large concert hall, even though only a few instruments may be involved.’
- ‘He's an extraordinary fiddle player with a virtuoso technique married to musical mind that won't take anything for granted.’
- ‘It is not enough to see the painting as a virtuoso manipulation of historical styles.’
- ‘Such virtuoso, highly finished bronze groups can be seen as the last gasp of the great tradition of Florentine art.’
- ‘This virtuoso short story collection is emotionally uncompromising and stylistically daring.’
- ‘Masters like Sorolla, Bouguereau, Zorn and Repin were painting virtuosos.’
- ‘However, there are so few viola concerti - especially by major composers - that virtuosi seemed driven to perform it anyway.’
- ‘Is it a study, which is unusual for copper, or an exercise in virtuoso brushwork, for which it seems unusually small?’
- ‘All this music needs is a virtuoso with technique to burn and a grand array of tonal colors.’
- ‘The next week they toured Europe with a Bartok third quartet that had virtuoso fiddlers agape with admiration.’
- ‘The title makes obvious reference to basketball, a sport of virtuoso movement.’
- ‘With them, the concerto moves from the virtuoso star turn to distinguished collaboration.’
- ‘The work is a sophisticated, synoptic genre piece, its composition and bravura brushwork invoking forerunners from flashy late Mannerists to late Baroque virtuosos such as Crespi or Piazzetta.’
- ‘Now the virtuoso guitarist/composer's classical roots are calling him back.’
- ‘Something else they share is that neither is recognised as a virtuoso showpiece for the pianist.’
- ‘He joins the illustrious ranks of blind virtuosos, alongside renowned organists and other musicians who have triumphed against physical handicap.’
- ‘The musicians from the Laureate trio staged a virtuoso performance at a concert marking the launching of their new album on Monday.’
- ‘Puritan writers in New England were virtuosos of the genre.’
Synonyms
prodigy, expert, genius, virtuoso performer, musician, performer, maestro, ace, adept, artist, artiste, authority, big league, brain, bravura, bravura player, brilliant, celebrity, champ, champion, crackerjack, dillettante, egghead, hot stuff, hotshot, intelligent, magician, maven, natural, no slouch, old hand, old pro, pro, professional, pundit, sharp, star, superstar, whiz, wizard, wunderkind
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