Rhapsody

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In art and literature, rhapsody may mean:

• Rhapsody (music), an enthusiastic instrumental composition of indefinite form
• Epic poem, or part of one, that is suitable for recitation at one time, such as a book of Homer's Odyssey

Rhapsody may also refer to:

[edit] Computer software

• Rhapsody (online music service)
• Rhapsody (mp3 player)
• Rhapsody (operating system), the code name for the Apple Macintosh operating system that eventually evolved into Mac OS X
• Rhapsody (scorewriter), a music notation program
• Rhapsody (IRC client), a text-mode IRC client

[edit] Contemporary entertainment

• Rhapsody (1954 film), based on the novel Maurice Guest and directed by Charles Vidor
• Rhapsody (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Rhapsody (girl group), an Australian female duo
• Rhapsody of Fire (formerly "Rhapsody"), an Italian symphonic power metal band
• Rhapsody (2008 film), based on Sergei Rachmaninoff, directed by Bruce Beresford

[edit] Use in phrasings

• Rhapsody in Blue, a musical composition by George Gershwin
• Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure (2000), a computer role-playing game for the PlayStation console
• Rhapsody: Child of Blood (1999), the first novel in Elizabeth Haydon's fantasy series, the Symphony of Ages
  • Rhapsody (The Symphony of Ages), the main character
• Bohemian Rhapsody, a song written by Freddie Mercury, originally recorded by the band Queen
• Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43 (1934) for piano and orchestra, by Sergei Rachmaninoff
• Telelogic Rhapsody, a UML software tool