canzona
[ kan-zoh-nuh; Italian kahn-tsaw-nah ]
/ kænˈzoʊ nə; Italian kɑnˈtsɔ nɑ /
noun, plural can·zo·ne [kan-zoh-ney; Italian kahn-tsaw-ne] /kænˈzoʊ neɪ; Italian kɑnˈtsɔ nɛ/.
Words nearby canzona
canyon,
canyon de chelly,
canyon wind,
canyoning,
canyonlands national park,
canzona,
canzone,
canzonet,
canzonetta,
cao yu,
caodaism
Example sentences from the Web for canzona
Another time the queen of the day, Emilia, invites Dioneo to sing a canzona.
Some Forerunners of Italian Opera |William James HendersonHe 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 HendersonIts 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
British Dictionary definitions for canzona
canzona
/ (kænˈzəʊnə) /
noun
a type of 16th- or 17th-century contrapuntal music, usually for keyboard, lute, or instrumental ensemble
Word Origin for canzona
C19: from Italian, from Latin
cantiō song, from
canere to sing