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canzona

canzona noun: a type of instrumental composition based on multipart vocal settings of canzoni, produced chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Noun

canzona (plural canzonas)

  1. A type of instrumental composition based on multipart vocal settings of canzoni, produced chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries
    • Mr. Milnes had a turn in the spotlight with a canzona for solo organ by Johann Caspar Kerll.2007 January 15, Steve Smith, “Classic Viennese Music, the Prequel”, in New York Times

Forms of canzona

pluralcanzonas

Origin of canzona

Borrowed from Italian canzona.

Questions about canzona

What does canzona mean?
Canzona means a type of instrumental composition based on multipart vocal settings of canzoni, produced chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries.
What part of speech is canzona?
Canzona is a noun.
What is the plural of canzona?
The plural of canzona is canzonas.

Words near canzona in the dictionary

  1. canyonside
  2. canyonsides
  3. Canyonville
  4. Canyopay
  5. canzon
  6. canzona
  7. canzonas
  8. canzone
  9. Canzoneri
  10. Canzoneris
  11. canzones

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