canzonet
[ kan-zuh-net ]
noun
an early polyphonic song of dancelike character.
Origin of canzonet
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How to use canzonet in a sentence
Trill a lamenting canzonet beneath it, as a signal, and I will admit you to a stolen interview.'
The Heroine | Eaton Stannard BarrettThe sestina, a very elaborate canzonet, was invented in Provence and borrowed by the Italians.
The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory | George SaintsburyAt the sides, a canone and canzonet by Giordani, together with a French and Venetian canzonet, with music.
History of the Fan | George Woolliscroft RheadHe takes his lute and sings an Italian canzonet which has the desired effect.
The Standard Cantatas | George P. UptonAfter supper, besides other songs, I heard a most beautiful canzonet by Jackson, beginning Love in thy eyes.
The Royal Institution | Bence Jones
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