Bel canto - Definitions from Dictionary.com

4 results for: Bel canto

Browse Nearby Entries

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

bel can·to

Audio Help [bel kan-toh, -kahn-; It. bel kahn-taw] Pronunciation Key

–noun Music.

a smooth, cantabile style of singing.

[Origin: 1890–95; < It: lit., fine singing, equiv. to bel (c. beau) + canto (see canto)

]

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Bel canto

To learn more about Bel canto visit Britannica.com

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

bel can·to Audio Help (běl kän'tō) Pronunciation Key
n. A style of operatic singing characterized by full, even tones and a brilliant display of vocal technique.

[Italian : bel, bello, beautiful + canto, singing.]

(Download Now or Buy the Book)

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bel canto

1894, from It., lit. "fine song."

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This