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canzone [kænˈzəʊnɪ] n pl -ni [-nɪ] 1. (Literature / Poetry) a Provençal or Italian lyric, often in praise of love or beauty 2. (Music, other) a. a song, usually of a lyrical nature b. (in 16th-century choral music) a polyphonic song from which the madrigal developed [from Italian: song, from Latin cantiō, from canere to sing] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Like other books, Scott's takes us through the Vita Nuova (which he somewhat eccentrically has decided should be called Vita Nova), the canzoni, Dante's treatises on the vernacular, philosophy, and the monarchy, as well as the Comedy. Even Girolamo Savonarola, Pantano's concluding example, could imitate his metrics and lexicon "sub specie spirituali" in canzoni of 1475. Another ballet by Mitchell, John Henry, joins Streetcar and John McFall's Toccata e Due Canzoni on Program Three. |
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