romanza

British  

/ rəˈmænzə /

noun

1. music a short instrumental piece of song-like character

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Etymology

Origin of romanza

from Italian

Example Sentences

Murano glass wall sconces, and chandeliers add a bit of Venetian bellezza and romanza to your stay.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2018

He little thought that Orfeo would ever get so far as Paris, so he appropriated the romanza in the first act and introduced it with but slight modifications into his opéra-comique Le Sorcier.

From Musical Memories by Rich, Edwin Gile

The second movement, a romanza, shows more contrapuntal resource, and is full of a deep yearning and appeal,—an extremely beautiful movement.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert

Two part songs and two songs with piano accompaniment have also been published; a violin sonata, a Moment Musicale, and a romanza for violin and orchestra have been published in Berlin.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert

"Celeste Aida!" is the title of this great romanza.

From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel