Rhapsody may refer to:

Ancient Greece

* A work of

epic poetry In poetry, an epic is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. With regard t ...

, or part of one, that is suitable for recitation at one time **

Rhapsode A rhapsode () or, in modern usage, rhapsodist, refers to a classical Greek professional performer of epic poetry in the fifth and fourth centuries BC (and perhaps earlier). Rhapsodes notably performed the epics of Homer (''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey' ...

, a classical Greek professional performer of epic poetry

Computer software

Rhapsody (online music service) Napster is a music streaming service based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Until 2016, the service was known domestically as Rhapsody before rebranding as Napster, the same name brand that was used by Roxio's Napster. Napster started a ...

, later rebranded Napster, an online music store subscription service *

Rhapsody (operating system) Rhapsody is an operating system that was developed by Apple Computer after its purchase of NeXT in the late 1990s. It is the fifth major release of the Mach-based operating system that was developed at NeXT in the late 1980s, previously called ...

, the code name for the Apple Macintosh operating system that eventually evolved into Mac OS X *

Rhapsody (modeling) IBM Engineering Rhapsody (formerly Rational Rhapsody), a modeling environment based on UML, is a visual development environment for systems engineers and software developers creating real-time or embedded systems and software. Rhapsody uses graph ...

, a UML and SysML software tool from IBM for developing embedded and real-time systems

Music

Rhapsody (music) A rhapsody in music is a one-movement (music), movement work that is episodic yet integrated, free-flowing in structure, featuring a range of highly contrasted moods, colour, and tonality. An air of spontaneous inspiration and a sense of improvis ...

, an episodic instrumental composition of indefinite form * ''Rhapsody'' (Ashton), a ballet by Frederick Ashton based on a Rachmaninoff rhapsody * ''Rhapsody'' (John Ireland), a 1915 piano composition by John Ireland * ''Rhapsody'' (operetta), an operetta by Fritz Kreisler (music) and John La Touche (lyrics) * ''Rhapsody'' (Osborne), a composition by Willson Osborne *

Rhapsodies, Op. 79 (Brahms) The Rhapsodies, Op. 79, for piano were written by Johannes Brahms in 1879 during his summer stay in Pörtschach, when he had reached the maturity of his career. They were inscribed to his friend, the musician and composer Elisabeth von Herzogenbe ...

, a solo piano piece *

, a digital music streaming and download service * "Rhapsody", a 1988 song by Siouxsie and the Banshees from ''

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Performers

* Rhapsody (girl group), an Australian female duo *

Rhapsody of Fire Rhapsody of Fire (formerly known as Rhapsody) is an Italian symphonic power metal band formed by Luca Turilli and Alex Staropoli, widely seen as a pioneer of the symphonic power metal subgenre. Since forming in 1993 as Thundercross, the ban ...

(formerly Rhapsody), an Italian metal band **

Luca Turilli's Rhapsody Luca Turilli's Rhapsody (often simply referred by itself as Rhapsody, LT's Rhapsody or Turilli's Rhapsody) was an Italian metal band created and led by Luca Turilli after his split from Rhapsody of Fire, also including German, French and Finnish ...

, a project split off from Rhapsody of Fire ** Turilli / Lione Rhapsody *

Rapsody Marlanna Evans (born January 21, 1983), better known by her stage name Rapsody, is an American rapper. After signing with music producer 9th Wonder's music label It's a Wonderful World Music Group, she released a series of mixtapes and collab ...

(Marlanna Evans), American rapper

Albums

* ''Rhapsody'' (Ahmad Jamal album), 1966 * ''Rhapsody'' (Ben E. King album), 1976 * ''Rhapsody'' (Mr. Mike album), 1999 * ''Rhapsodies'' (album), by Rick Wakeman, 1979 * ''

Rapsodies ''Rapsodies'' () is an album of Greek songs by Irene Papas and Vangelis, featuring music and text based on (or inspired by) Greek Orthodox liturgical chant, with two tracks composed by Vangelis. Recorded in Nemo studios, London 1986 (the last yea ...

'', by Vangelis and Irene Papas, 1986 * ''Rhapsody'', by

Bonnie Bianco Lory Bianco (born August 19, 1963) is an American singer and actress also working under the name Lory Lynn „Bonnie“ Bianco. She is known for her role in the 1983 miniseries '' Cinderella 80''. Artistic life Bianco began her career at the ...

, 1987

Other culture

* ''Rhapsody'' (film), a 1954 film based on the novel ''Maurice Guest'' and directed by Charles Vidor *

Rhapsody (comics) R'Klll R'Klll (sometimes spelled R'Kill) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is depicted as the wife of Dorrek VII, the mother of Anelle, and the grandmother of Hulkling. Raa of the Cav ...

, a Marvel Comics character * '' Rhapsody: Child of Blood'' (1999), the first novel in Elizabeth Haydon's fantasy series, the ''Symphony of Ages'' * ''Rhapsody'' (video game series), a video game series * ''Rhapsody'' (TV series), a Canadian music television series * ''Rhapsody'' (magazine), one of United Airlines' inflight magazines * "Rhapsody", a storyline in the science fiction comedy webtoon series ''

Live with Yourself! ''Live with Yourself!'' (''LWY'') is a science fiction comedy webtoon series written and drawn by Andrew "Shen" Tsyaston and David J. Catman. Initially created by the former before passing creative control to the latter, it follows computer su ...

'' * Rhapsody, one of the pilots of the Angel Interceptors in '' Captain Scarlet'' * ''Rhapsodiae'', a body of work ascribed to the legendary musician and prophet

Orpheus In Greek mythology, Orpheus (; , classical pronunciation: ) was a Thracians, Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. He was also a renowned Ancient Greek poetry, poet and, according to legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in se ...

Other uses

Rhapsody (climb) ''Rhapsody'' is a long traditional climbing climbing route, route up a thin crack climbing, crack on a slightly overhanging vertical basalt rock face on Dumbarton Rock, in Scotland. When Scottish climber Dave MacLeod made the first free ascen ...

, a traditional climbing route on Dumbarton Rock in Scotland * MS ''Rhapsody of the Seas'', a Vision Class cruise ship for Royal Caribbean International * MS ''Golden Iris'', a cruise ship formerly owned by MSC Cruises as MS ''Rhapsody'' *

Rapsodie Rapsodie was an experimental nuclear reactor built in Cadarache in France. It was France's first fast reactor, and first achieved criticality in 1967. Rapsodie was a sodium-cooled fast neutron loop-type reactor with a thermal output of 40MW and ...

, experimental nuclear reactor in France * ''RAPSODEE'', a laboratory at one of France's Grand Ecoles,

École des mines d'Albi-Carmaux The École des Mines d'Albi (officially ''École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux'', also known as ''EMAC'' or ''Mines Albi'', ex-''ENSTIMAC'') was created in 1993. It is a French engineering school (i.e. Grandes écoles) part of ...

* Rhapsody, an annual student fest of

Medical College Kolkata Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a Government medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest existing hospitals in Asia. The institute was established on 28 Janua ...