Definition
A musical technique where a short melody or harmonic pattern is repeated at a higher or lower pitch several times in succession.
Etymology
Named after an Italian folk song called 'Rosalia,' which used this repetition technique. The term was formally adopted by music theorists to describe this specific compositional device.
Kelly Says
You've probably heard rosalia everywhere—when composers repeat the same tune three times getting higher and higher, it creates this satisfying, building feeling that your brain finds super pleasing, which is why it's used in everything from movie soundtracks to video game music!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Rośalia
ʁo.sa.li.a
ARالعربية
روزاليه
ruːˈzɑːli.jɛ
BNবাংলা
রোসালিয়া
ro.sa.li.a
CACatalà
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
CSČeština
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
DADansk
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
DEDeutsch
Rosalía
ʁoˈza.li.a
ELΕλληνικά
Ροζαλία
ro.za.li.a
ESEspañol
Rosalía
roˈsa.li.a
FAفارسی
روزالیا
ʁo.za.li.a
FISuomi
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
FRFrançais
Rosalía
ʁo.za.li.a
HEעברית
רוסליה
ʁo.sa.li.a
HIहिन्दी
रोसालिया
roː.sa.li.a
HUMagyar
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
IDBahasa Indonesia
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
ITItaliano
Rosalía
ro.za.li.a
MSBahasa Melayu
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
MYမြန်မာ
ရိုစလီးယား
jo.sa.liː.jɛ
NLNederlands
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
NONorsk
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
PLPolski
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
PTPortuguês
Rosalía
ʁoˈza.li.a
RORomână
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
RUРусский
Росалия
ʁoˈsa.li.a
SVSvenska
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
SWKiswahili
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
TAதமிழ்
ரோசாலியா
ro.sa.li.a
TEతెలుగు
రోసాలియా
ro.sa.li.a
THไทย
โรสอาเลีย
roː.sa.liː.a
TRTürkçe
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a
UKУкраїнська
Росалія
ʁo.sa.li.a
URاردو
روزالینا
ʁo.za.li.na
VITiếng Việt
Rosalía
ʁo.sa.li.a