canzone

American  

[kan-zoh-nee, kahn-tsaw-ne] / kænˈzoʊ ni, kɑnˈtsɔ nɛ /

noun

plural

canzones, canzoni

1. a variety of lyric poetry in the Italian style, of Provençal origin, that closely resembles the madrigal.

2. a poem in which each word that appears at the end of a line of the first stanza appears again at the end of one of the lines in each of the following stanzas.

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canzone British  

/ kænˈzəʊnɪ /

noun

1. a Provençal or Italian lyric, often in praise of love or beauty

2. 1. a song, usually of a lyrical nature

   2. (in 16th-century choral music) a polyphonic song from which the madrigal developed

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Etymology

Origin of canzone

1580–90; < Italian < Latin cantiōnem, accusative singular of cantiō song; see canto, -ion

Example Sentences

Io per me son quasi un terreno asciutto Colto da voi; e 'l pregio è vostro in tutto. canzone 8.

From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

Of these qualities the sonnet in memory of Selvaggia, Io fui in sull’ alto e in sul beato monte, and the canzone to Dante, Avegnach� di omaggio pi� per tempo, are interesting examples.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

I loro occhi pareano mattutine stelle, e le picciole bocche di colore di vermiglia rosa, più piacevoli diveniano nel muoverle alle note della loro canzone.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

Ser Giovanni! with permission; your mention of eggs in the canzone has induced me to fancy I could eat a pair of them.

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage

In other respects the canzone has great liberty, as regards number and length of lines, arrangement of rhymes and conduct of structure.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various