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The American history and encyclopedia of music, 1910
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1cantilena
23. In modern usage a ballad or song popular in character or an instrumental piece of vocal character.
34. As a direction it means a smooth singing style of playing, in instrumental music.
4cantillation
5A chanting: a recitation or reading with musical tones. A combination of speaking and music.
6cantinela (kän-tē-nā'-lä) Spa. n.
7A ballad.
8cantino (kän-tē'-nō) It. n.
9Treble string of a violin: the smallest string and the highest in pitch on violin, guitar and other stringed instruments.
10cantion
11A song: a song or a number of verses.
12cantiones sacræ (kän-shī-ō'-nēz să'-krē) Lat.
13Sacred songs: the name given to several collections of Latin motets published in London between 1571 and 1610. They were the following by Byrd: Gradualia, ac Cantiones Sacrae quinis, quaternis, trinis, vocibus cinnatæ, Liber Primus or Liber Secundus of the same. Liber Primus Sacrarum Cantionum Quinque Vocum, Liber Secundus of this and by Byrd and Tallis, Cantiones qual ab argumento sacre vocantur, Quinque et sex partium.
14cantique (kän-tēk') Fr. n.
15Song, canticle: a sacred hymn of praise.
16cantique des cantiques (kän-tēk dū kän-tēk) Fr.
17Song of songs: Solomon's Song.
18cantiuncula (kän-tī-ūn'-kū-lä) Lat. n.
19A flattering, alluring strain: a ballad, a catch.
20canto (kän'-tō) It. n.
211. A song; an air or melody.
222. The art of singing.
233. The soprano voice.
244. The soprano or highest part in a concerted piece because it contains the melody or air.
255. That string of an instrument which is tuned to the highest pitch. Abbr. cant.
26canto armonico (kän'-tō är-mō'-ni-kō) It.
27A part song for two or more voices.
28canto clef
29The C clef when placed on the first line of the staff. The soprano clef. It gives the first line and its notes the name and pitch of middle C.
30canto ripieno
31canto concertante (kän'-tō kôn-chēr-tän'-tē) It.
32The treble or highest of the principal parts arranged to be performed together.
33canto fermo (kän'-tō fēr'-mō) It.
34The simple unadorned melody of ancient hymns and chants of the church. These often form a basis for the compositions of church composers, in which case the tenor part is usually given the melody and the other parts are written around that. Also, choral singing in unison, of a plain melody. Any subject composed of a few long plain notes taken as the theme for counterpoint.
35canto figurato (kän'-tō fē-goo-rä-tō) It.
36A chant with score: a figured melody. Elaborate church music in which more than one note was sung to a syllable. A figured or florid melody.
37canto fioritto (kän'-tō fī-ō-rēt'-tō) It.
38A song having many ornaments.
39canto funebre (kän'-tō foo'-nā-brē) It.
40A funeral song.
41canto Gregoriano (kän'-tō grē-gō-ri-ā'-nō) It.
42The Gregorian chant: choral church music written according to the eight church modes founded by Pope Gregory the Great in the early part of the Sixth Century. See also Gregorian chant.
43canto llano (kän'-tō lyā'-nō) Spa. n.
44The simple melody of ancient church music. The same as canto plano, plain-song.
45canto necessario (kän'-tō nā-chēs-sā'-rī-ō) It.
46A direction indicating those parts which are to be performed throughout the composition.
47canto plano (kän'-tō plā'-nō) It.
48Plain-song: the ancient system of choral church music which arose before the beginnings of harmony and which, however, had no definite time value.
49canto primo (kän'-tō prē'-mō) It.
50First soprano-voice or part. Abbr. c.l°., co.l°.
51canto recitativo (kän'-tō rā-chē-tā-tē'-vō) It. one of two readings
52canto recitativo (kän'-tō rā-chē-tä-tē'-vō) It. one of two readings
53A recitative song: declamatory singing.
54canto ripieno (kän'-tō rē-pē-ā'-nō) It.
55The soprano part of a grand chorus: a part that sings or plays only in the grand chorus.
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