Recent Examples on the WebWith Edusei’s fastidious beat, the orchestra played with hair-trigger precision, and a huge dynamic range, in Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso.—Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2022 Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2.—Dallas News, 10 Jan. 2022 The same praise could be heaped upon Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, which opened the evening.—Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
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Word History
Etymology
Spanish, from gracioso, adjective, agreeable, amusing, from Latin gratiosus
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