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| —n | |
| a type of 16th- or 17th-century contrapuntal music, usually for keyboard, lute, or instrumental ensemble | |
| [C19: from Italian, from Latin cantiō song, from canere to sing] | |
| canzone (kænˈzəʊnɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ni | |
| 1. | a Provençal or Italian lyric, often in praise of love or beauty |
| 2. | a. a song, usually of a lyrical nature |
| b. (in 16th-century choral music) a polyphonic song from which the madrigal developed | |
| [C16: from Italian: song, from Latin cantiō, from canere to sing] | |
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Word Origin & History
canzone
1590, from It., from L. cantionem "singing, song," from canere "to sing" (see chant). In It. or Prov., a song resembling the madrigal, but less strict in style.
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