canzone
noun
a variety of lyric poetry in the Italian style, of Provençal origin, that closely resembles the madrigal.
canzoni
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pluralof canzone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The canzoni of Petrarch are composed in stanzas of varying, but in each case uniform, length, and every stanza corresponds precisely in metrical arrangement with every other stanza in the same canzone.
From Figures of Several Centuries by Arthur Symons
The favorite song in the cities is that of the class called arie—in the country, canzoni.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. by Various
There is hardly a sonnet, there are certainly neither ballate, canzoni, nor capitoli which do not contain some reference to Monna Selvaggia's fine eyes, and always to the same tune.
From Little Novels of Italy by Maurice Henry Hewlett
Besides the smaller poems contained in the Vita Nuova and Convito there are a considerable number of canzoni, ballate and sonnetti bearing the poet’s name.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various
Cavalcanti has left a number of love sonnets and canzoni, which were honoured by the praise of Dante.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
