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Canto Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Canto? [n] a major division of a long poem [n] the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music Synonyms \| Synonyms for Canto: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Canto: accompaniment \| air \| alto \| antistrophe \| aria \| baritone \| bass \| basso continuo \| basso ostinato \| bassus \| book \| burden \| cantus \| cantus figuratus \| cantus planus \| chorus \| continuo \| contralto \| couplet \| descant \| distich \| drone \| envoi \| epode \| figured bass \| ground bass \| heptastich \| hexastich \| lay \| line \| measure \| melodia \| melodic line \| melody \| monostich \| note \| octastich \| octave \| octet \| ottava rima \| part \| pentastich \| plain chant \| plain song \| prick song \| quatrain \| refrain \| rhyme royal \| septet \| sestet \| sextet \| solo \| solo part \| song \| soprano \| soprano part \| Spenserian stanza \| stanza \| stave \| strain \| strophe \| syllable \| tenor \| tercet \| terza rima \| tetrastich \| thorough bass \| treble \| triplet \| tristich \| tune \| undersong \| verse \| voice \| voice part See Also \| poem \| section \| subdivision \| verse form \| voice part Canto In Webster's Dictionary \Can"to\, n.; pl. {Cantos}. [It. canto, fr. L. cantus singing, song. See {Chant}.] 1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. 2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano. {Canto fermo}[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the plain song.

Canto Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Canto?

[n] a major division of a long poem
[n] the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

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Canto In Webster's Dictionary

\Can"to\, n.; pl. {Cantos}. [It. canto, fr. L. cantus
singing, song. See {Chant}.]
1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral
   music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano.

{Canto fermo}[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in
   cathedral service; the plain song.

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