Explore Orfeo through 10+ example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Using Orfeo
- In the example corpus, orfeo often appears in combinations such as: orfeo ed.
Context around Orfeo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Orfeo
- In this selection, "orfeo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, musician, live, 1607, tagiuri and mourns stand out and add context to how "orfeo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1979 live orfeo recording of and and his orfeo ed euridice. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "orfeo" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with orfeo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Orfeo Tagiuri in his studio. (5 words)
His 1607 opera L'Orfeo was dedicated to Francesco. (9 words)
L'Orfeo is arguably the first example of a composer assigning specific instruments to parts in operas. (17 words)
The operetta is an irreverent parody and scathing satire on Gluck and his Orfeo ed Euridice and culminates in the risqué Galop infernal ("Infernal Galop ") that shocked some in the audience at the premiere. (34 words)
Reform: Gluck, the attack on the Metastasian ideal, and Mozart main Illustration for the score of the original Vienna version of Orfeo ed Euridice Opera seria had its weaknesses and critics. (31 words)
In his reform operas from Orfeo ed Euridice onwards, he sought to throw off the formal conventions of opera seria and write music of "beautiful simplicity" (his own words). (29 words)
Example sentences (12)
Orfeo Tagiuri in his studio.
Poet and musician Orfeo mourns the death of his wife, Euridice, and he determines to get her back from Hades.
He also began adapting musical works of earlier eras for contemporary theatrical presentation, including Claudio Monteverdi 's opera L'Orfeo (1607).
His 1607 opera L'Orfeo was dedicated to Francesco.
In his reform operas from Orfeo ed Euridice onwards, he sought to throw off the formal conventions of opera seria and write music of "beautiful simplicity" (his own words).
In the first performance of Monteverdi 's Orfeo (1607), for example, they played subsidiary roles, including Speranza and (possibly) that of Euridice.
L'Orfeo is arguably the first example of a composer assigning specific instruments to parts in operas.
L'Orfeo was not the first opera, but it was the first mature opera, or one that realized all of its potential.
Reform: Gluck, the attack on the Metastasian ideal, and Mozart main Illustration for the score of the original Vienna version of Orfeo ed Euridice Opera seria had its weaknesses and critics.
Stewart Spencer), "A gratifying experience", Booklet accompanying the 1979 live Orfeo recording of Il giuramento In the period after 1831 he composed some of his most important works.
The operetta is an irreverent parody and scathing satire on Gluck and his Orfeo ed Euridice and culminates in the risqué Galop infernal ("Infernal Galop ") that shocked some in the audience at the premiere.
When Monteverdi called simply for "viole da braccio" in "Orfeo", the composer was requesting violas as well as treble and bass instruments.
Common combinations with orfeo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- orfeo ed 3×