(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:20:47

Can*zo"ne (?), n. [It., a song, fr. L. cantio, fr. canere to sing. Cf. Chanson, Chant.] Mus. (a)

A song or air for one or more voices, of Provenssal origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal.

(b)

An instrumental piece in the madrigal style.

 

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