ETYM French rhapsodie, Latin rhapsodia, Greek rapsodia, from rapsodos a rhapsodist; raptein to sew, stitch together, unite + ode a song. Related to Ode.
An epic poem adapted for recitation.
In music, an instrumental fantasia, often based on folk melodies, such as Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies 1853–54.
In ancient Greece, rhapsodes were a class of reciters of epic poems, especially those of Homer, who performed at festivals. The title means “stitchers of songs”. + prikaži više