rhapsody

US /ˈræp.sə.di/
UK /ˈræp.sə.di/
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1.

熱烈な賛辞, 熱狂的な表現

an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling

:
He launched into a rhapsody about the beauty of the mountains.
彼は山の美しさについて熱烈な賛辞を述べ始めた。
The poet's latest work is a rhapsody of nature's wonders.
詩人の最新作は自然の驚異への熱烈な賛辞だ。
2.

狂詩曲, 楽曲

a one-movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, and often based on folk melodies

:
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies are famous for their virtuosic piano writing.
リストのハンガリー狂詩曲は、その名人芸的なピアノの書き方で有名だ。
The orchestra performed a beautiful rhapsody based on Irish folk tunes.
オーケストラはアイルランド民謡に基づいた美しい狂詩曲を演奏した。