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🎶 Italian song or poem 🎼 Instrumental piece
canzona

canzona

9.9
A lyrical Italian song or poem from medieval to early modern times
  • noun
  • /kænˈzoʊnə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : canzona
  • The choir performed a beautiful canzona from the Renaissance period at the concert.

Examples

  • She studied the structure of a medieval canzona for her literature class.

  • The museum displayed manuscripts of an early Italian canzona alongside other historical works.

  • The canzona was beautifully sung at the concert.

  • Many canzonas were composed during the Renaissance.

  • The choir performed a beautiful canzona from the Renaissance period at the concert.

  • She studied the structure of a medieval canzona for her literature class.

  • The museum displayed manuscripts of an early Italian canzona alongside other historical works.

Synonyms

canzone
vscanzona
  • Literature
9.9

A formal lyric poem in Italian literature often written about love

is a lyrical Italian piece defined more by its historical period than by form
frottola
vscanzona
  • Archaic
9.9

A simple Italian song from the 1500s used for entertainment

is broader covering lyrical Italian songs or poems across medieval to early modern times

Surface Forms

canzona singular
canzonas plural

Etymology

Canzona comes from the Italian canzone, which means 'song', and from the Latin cantare 'to sing', the same root as the English chant and cantata. So a canzona was originally a lyrical song or poem, which explains its modern meaning.