Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Exhibiting the artistic qualities and skill of a virtuoso.
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- adjective music requiring a high level of technical skill.
- adjective something
impressive and sometimesflamboyant , usually used to describemusical performance
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Examples
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New York Times: “In his new book, ‘T. S. Eliot,’ the British poet Craig Raine gives us a new, more accessible Eliot, an Eliot he describes as a virtuosic fox in terms of style, and a single-minded hedgehog when it came to themes.”
Throw Michiko Into the Waste Land : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2007
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Roberts' piece is described as a "virtuosic comedy thriller" in which she plays 13 characters while paying tribute to commedia dell'arte, classic movies and Kansas City history.
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Roberts' piece is described as a "virtuosic comedy thriller" in which she plays 13 characters while paying tribute to commedia dell'arte, classic movies and Kansas City history.
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Perhaps the best I can say about I'M NOT THERE is that I left the theater feeling deeply enriched by an uncommon experience, a technique one would not be wrong to call virtuosic, and a helpful message that I wasn't expecting; this, and that there isn't anything imperfect about it that cannot also honestly be said of Dylan's own body of work.
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Perhaps the best I can say about I'M NOT THERE is that I left the theater feeling deeply enriched by an uncommon experience, a technique one would not be wrong to call virtuosic, and a helpful message that I wasn't expecting; this, and that there isn't anything imperfect about it that cannot also honestly be said of Dylan's own body of work.
Archive 2007-11-11 2007
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Bolshoi Ballet before signing on this year with New York City Ballet, skillfully plays on the Baryshnikov trademark - a modernity that winks at the past, recalls the virtuosic ease of Fred Astaire and is never less than hip.
unknown title By <a href="mailto:hweiss@suntimes.com">HEDY WEIS 2009
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As with all demonstrations of dizzying artistic technique - and this goes for the most boring kind of virtuosic jazz improvisations as well - the end result is technique for its own sake.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RUSSELL SMITH 2011
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As with all demonstrations of dizzying artistic technique - and this goes for the most boring kind of virtuosic jazz improvisations as well - the end result is technique for its own sake.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed RUSSELL SMITH 2011
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All of these films have the kind of virtuosic roles that actors relish, and the kind of contemplative subject matter studios shy from.
latimes.com - News 2010
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All of these films have the kind of virtuosic roles that actors relish, and the kind of contemplative subject matter studios shy from.
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