Bravura
Music. a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
a display of daring; brilliant performance.
Music. spirited; florid; brilliant (applied chiefly to vocal but occasionally to instrumental compositions).
Contemporary Examples
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Indonesian Killers Brought to Justice 50 Years Too Late in ‘The Act of Killing’ Tom Sykes July 27, 2013
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15 Golden Globe Snubs and Surprises: No Oprah, No Jon Hamm, and More Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern December 11, 2013
Historical Examples
Chats on Japanese Prints Arthur Davison Ficke
The Life of Rossini Henry Sutherland Edwards
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3) Otto Jahn
Zuleika Dobson Max Beerbohm
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3) Otto Jahn
noun
a display of boldness or daring
(music)
brilliance of execution
(as modifier): a bravura passage
n.
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