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furioso

[ fyoor-ee-oh-soh; Italian foo-ryaw-zaw ]

adjective

  1. forceful; turbulent.


adverb

  1. forcefully; turbulently.

furioso

/ ËŒ´ÚÂáÊŠÉ™°ùɪˈəʊ²õəʊ /

adjective

  1. in a frantically rushing manner
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noun

  1. a passage or piece to be performed in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of furioso1

1660–70, for an earlier sense; < Italian: literally, furious, equivalent to furi ( a ) fury + -oso -ous
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of furioso1

C19: Italian, literally: furious; see fury
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Furioso por los bloqueos de carreteras que los manifestantes habían levantado por toda Nicaragua, el gobierno encarceló a líderes de la oposición y cerró partidos políticos y grupos de la sociedad civil.

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Making liberal use of microtonal harmony and hypnotic, ostinato rhythms — as well as the occasional stylistic smash-cut, reminiscent of John Zorn — Orlando Furioso announced itself on Wednesday as a punchy, creative force on the New York scene.

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Supporting her, instead, was the chamber group Orlando Furioso, led by the Chilean drummer-composer Vicente H. Atria.

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The program ended with the breathless, wild and wailing “Finale furioso†from Alberto Ginastera’s Concerto for Strings.

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Owner Giorgio Furioso has expanded the exhibition space, so Katz’s large, detailed canvases have plenty of room.

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