Rhapsody

Rhapsody

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In art and literature, rhapsody may mean:
* Rhapsody (music), an enthusiastic instrumental composition of indefinite form
* Epic poem, or part of one, that is suitable for recitation at one time, such as a book of Homer's "Odyssey"

Rhapsody may also refer to:

Computer software

* Rhapsody (online music service), associated with RealPlayer
* Rhapsody (mp3 player)
* Rhapsody (operating system), the code name for the Apple Macintosh operating system that eventually evolved into Mac OS X
* Rhapsody (scorewriter), a music notation program
* Rhapsody (IRC client), a text-mode IRC client
* Telelogic Rhapsody, a UML software tool

Music

* Rhapsody of Fire (formerly "Rhapsody"), an Italian symphonic power metal band
* Rhapsody (girl group), an Australian female duo

Other culture

* "Rhapsody" (1954 film), based on the novel "Maurice Guest" and directed by Charles Vidor
* "Rhapsody" (2008 film), based on Sergei Rachmaninoff, directed by Bruce Beresford
* Rhapsody (comics), a Marvel Comics character
* "" (1999), the first novel in Elizabeth Haydon's fantasy series, the "Symphony of Ages"
** Rhapsody ("The Symphony of Ages"), the main character
* "" (2000), a computer role-playing game for the PlayStation console

Use in phrasings

* "Bohemian Rhapsody", a song written by Freddie Mercury, originally recorded by the band Queen
* "Rhapsody in Blue", a musical composition by George Gershwin
* "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43" (1934) for piano and orchestra, by Sergei Rachmaninoff


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  • Rhapsody — steht für: Rhapsody (Betriebssystem), experimentelles Betriebssystem der Firma Apple Rhapsody (Online Musikdienst), Online Musikdienst von Real Networks Rhapsody, italienische Musikgruppe, jetzt Rhapsody of Fire Rhapsody (Schriftart), Schriftart… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rhapsody — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La palabra Rhapsody (Rapsodia) se puede referir a: Rhapsody of Fire, grupo musical. Bohemian Rhapsody, emblemática canción del grupo británico Queen. Telelogic Rhapsody, herramienta de modelado y programación… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Rhapsody — Rhapsody,   ein von der Firma Apple entwickeltes Betriebssystem, das jedoch in dieser Form nicht auf den Markt kam. Rhapsody war erarbeitet worden, nachdem Apple 1997 die Firma Next und mit ihr das Betriebssystem NextStep bzw. OpenStep gekauft… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Rhapsody — Rhap so*dy, n.; pl. {Rhapsodies}. [F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia, Gr. rapsw,di a, fr. rapsw,do s a rhapsodist; ra ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + w,dh a song. See {Ode}.] 1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rhapsody — es un grupo de metal procedente de Italia que ha ido evolucionando desde el llamado Powerful Epic Metal (Power Metal Épico) hasta lo que es ahora, una mezcla entre heavy metal y ritmos célticos,medievales y sinfónicos. Ellos se autoclasifican… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • rhapsody — (n.) 1540s, epic poem, from M.Fr. rhapsodie, from L. rhapsodia, from Gk. rhapsoidia verse composition, from rhapsodios reciter of epic poems, from rhaptein to stitch (see WRAP (Cf. wrap)) + oide song (see ODE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • rhapsody — *bombast, rant, fustian, rodomontade …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • rhapsody — ► NOUN (pl. rhapsodies) 1) an enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling. 2) a piece of music in one extended movement, typically emotional in character. 3) (in ancient Greece) an epic poem of a suitable length for recitation at one time.… …   English terms dictionary

  • rhapsody — [rap′sə dē] n. pl. rhapsodies [Fr r(h)apsodie < L rhapsodia < Gr rhapsōidia < rhapsōidos, one who strings songs together, reciter of epic poetry < rhaptein, to stitch together (< IE * werp , *wrep , extension of base * wer , to… …   English World dictionary

  • Rhapsody — Музыка Рапсодия Рапсодия  инструментальное или вокальное произведение, написанное в свободном, импровизационном, эпическом стиле. Рапсодия в стиле блюз  произведение Джорджа Гершвина. Рапсодия на тему Паганини  произведение Сергея… …   Википедия

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