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The American history and encyclopedia of music .., 1908
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1canto rivoltato
2canto rivoltato (kän'-tō rē-vōl-tä-tō) It.
3The parts inverted so that the treble or highest part becomes the lowest.
4canto secondo (kän'-tō sā-kōn'-dō) It. n.
5The second soprano part or voice.
6cantor
7A singer, poet: in cathedrals and collegiate and monastic churches the name of the official in charge of the music. His duties were to superintend the intoning of psalms and canticles in plain-song services, to superintend the general singing, to select and conduct the music. The name, cantor, was also given to the principal of a college of church music.
8cantor choralis (kän'-tōr kō-rā'-līs) Lat.
9A leader of the choir: the director and manager of a church choir and of its musical services in general.
10cantorate (kän-tō-rä'-tē) It. n.
11One of the chief singers in the choir.
12cantore (kän-tō'-rē) It. n.
13Singer: choir-leader.
14Cantoren (kän-tō'-rēn) Ger. n.
15Chanters: a choir of singers, choristers.
16cantoria (kän-tō-rē'-ä) Spa. n.
17Musical canto; singing: a singing gallery.
18cantoris (kän-tō'-rīs) Eng. adj. from Lat.
19In cathedral music a term used to indicate the music to be sung by the singers on the side of the choir where the cantor sits, which is usually on the left hand side of a person facing the altar, the north side. Abbr. can.
20cantrice (kän-trē'-chē) It. n.
21A female singer. Synonym of cantatrice.
22cantrix (kän'-trīks) Lat. n.
23A female singer.
24cantus (kän'-tūs) Lat. n.
25A song or melody. Abbr. c.
26Cantus Ambrosianus (kän'-tūs ām-brō-zhī-ā'-nūs) Lat.
27The chants or melodies introduced into church music by St. Ambrose, of Milan, in the Fourth Century and supposed to be derived from ancient Greek tunes. See Ambrosian chant.
28cantus durus (kän'-tūs dū'-rūs) Lat.
29A song written in a major key. Music which changes from the key it starts in to a key having one or more sharps in its scale. At one time keys with sharps were forbidden by church musicians, since Pope John XXII. had issued a bull prohibiting their use and also because they were considered a violation of good taste by all educated musicians.
30cantus ecclesiasticus (kän'-tūs ē-klē-zī-ā'-tī-kūs) Lat.
31Plain-song, or the simple melodies of the ancient church, and other early church music. The method of singing collects, dictions, gospels and special offices of the church.
32cantus firmus (kän'-tūs fīrm'-ūs) Lat. n.
33A fixed melody: in counterpoint the melody which serves as a foundation upon which the other melodies are added. Originally the cantus firmus remained very plain in character and was composed of notes of but one time value. Because of the importance of this part and the severity of its construction the voices which carried it were termed tenor, from the Latin verb tenere, meaning to carry. Later the part was transferred to the soprano voices. Abbr. c.f.
34cantus mensurabilis (kän'-tūs mēn-shū-rā'-bī-līs) Lat.
35A regular or measured melody.
36cantus mollis (kän'-tūs mōl'-līs) Lat.
37A song written in minor key.
38canzoncina (kän-tsō'-chē'-nā) It. n.
39canzonet: a short canzone.
40canzone (kän-tsō'-nē) It. n.
41Song: originally a folk-song. An air somewhat like a madrigal, having two or three parts with passages of fugue or systematic treatment of themes and imitations or repetition of themes. A short song of which the music is more important than the words. A secular part song popular in character. In the early part of the Eighteenth Century a term used to denote instrumental music similar to the sonata as then developed. As a direction it means the same as allegro, in a gay and lively manner.
42canzonet
43A short song in one, two or three parts. A madrigal, a short song of light and airy character.
44canzoniere (kän-tsō-nī-ā'-rē) It. n.
45Collection of songs: a song-book.
46Capelle (kä-pěl'-lē) Ger. n.
471. Musical band or choir.
482. Chapel. Usually spelled Kapelle.
49Capellmeister (kä-pěl'-mīs'-tēr) Ger. n.
501. Chapelmaster: the musical director of a chapel or church. In earlier times this was a position of much honor, especially when connected with
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