rhapsody
Oxford Dictionaries indicates that rhapsody is a Latinate word taken from the Greek word rhapsoidia - a combination of the words for "stitch" and "ode" or "song." A rhapsody - whether Bohemian, Blue or otherwise - is simply that: an expression of extravagant praise. This is usually manifest in musical compositions that are irregular, unusual or otherwise, ahem, Bohemian.
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue on youtube
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