canzonet

[kan-zuh-net]

noun

1. an early polyphonic song of dancelike character.

Word History and Origins

Origin of canzonet¹

From the Italian word canzonetta, dating back to 1585–95. See canzone, -ette

Example Sentences

The little canzonet "J'aime mieux ma mie," is, I believe, the first Wordsworthian poem298 brought forward on philosophical principles to oppose the schools of art and affectation.

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With your leave, I will try a canzonet I learned in London.

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Poliziano's Canzonet, La pastorella si leva per tempo, is a pasticcio composed of fragments from popular songs in vogue at his day.

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Come to these shades, these airs that stir the screen Of whispering branches and their murmurs set To Philomel's enamored canzonet: Choose this for thine own land, thy loved demesne!

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The canzonet opens with a long symphony for piano.

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