canzona

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noun

A type of instrumental composition based on multipart vocal settings of canzoni, produced chiefly in the 16th and 17th centuries

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Meanings

nouncanzona (plural canzonas)

plural canzonas

  1. entertainmentA 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

Origin

  1. Italiancanzona
  2. Italiancanzona
  3. Englishcanzona

Borrowed from Italian canzona.

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APA

canzona. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canzona

MLA

“canzona.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canzona. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canzona,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canzona.

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