canzona

[ kan-zoh-nuh; Italian kahn-tsaw-nah ]

noun,plural can·zo·ne

[kan-zoh-ney; Italian kahn-tsaw-ne]. /kænˈzoʊ neɪ; Italian kɑnˈtsɔ nɛ/.

canzone.

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How to use canzona in a sentence

Its birthplace was Italy; the canzona of Frescobaldi and his compeers was the parent of the fugue.
Music in the History of the Western Church | Edward Dickinson
Another time the queen of the day, Emilia, invites Dioneo to sing a canzona.
Some Forerunners of Italian Opera | William James Henderson
He sang stanzas glorifying the bride and her husband, and the muses responded with a canzona in nine parts.
Some Forerunners of Italian Opera | William James Henderson

British Dictionary definitions for canzona

canzona

/ (kænˈzəʊnə) /

noun

a type of 16th- or 17th-century contrapuntal music, usually for keyboard, lute, or instrumental ensemble

Origin of canzona

C19: from Italian, from Latin cantiō song, from canere to sing

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