Plural of ariette; multiple short, simple arias or vocal melodies.
From ariette (French form of arietta) + -s (plural suffix). The plural of the French variant spelling.
Haydn and Gluck composed collections of ariettes that were published separately—they were the 'hit singles' of classical music, affordable and performable for talented amateurs.
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