Inmusic,fioritura (/fiˌɔːrɪˈtjʊərə/fee-OR-i-TURE-ə,Italian:[fjoriˈtuːra], meaning "flourish" or "flowering"; pluralfioriture) is the florid embellishment ofmelodic lines, either notated by acomposer orimprovised during a performance. It usually involves lengthy, complex embellishments, as opposed to standardized localornamental figures such astrills,mordents, orappoggiaturas, and its use is documented as early as the thirteenth century.^[1][2] The alternative termcoloratura is less accurate.^[3] It is closely related to the sixteenth-century practice ofdiminution or division.^[4]

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