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Definition of Canto

Canto
Canto Can"to, n.; pl. Cantos. [It. canto, fr. L. cantus singing, song. See Chant.] 1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. 2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano. Canto fermo[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the plain song.

Meaning of Canto from wikipedia

- The canto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkanto]) is a prin****l form of division in medieval and modern long poetry. The word canto is derived from the Italian...
- Bel canto (Italian for 'beautiful singing' / 'beautiful song', Italian: [ˈbɛl ˈkanto])—with several similar constructions (bellezze del canto, bell'arte...
- Adan Canto (5 December 1981 – 8 January 2024) was a Mexican actor. He portra**** Sunspot in the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of ****ure Past, Paul Torres...
- The Cantos is a long modernist poem by Ezra Pound, written in 109 canonical sections in addition to a number of drafts and fragments added as a supplement...
- Inferno, notes on Canto I, p. 345. Inferno. Canto I, line 1. Inferno. Canto I, line 2. Inferno. Canto I, line 3. Inferno. Canto I, line 32. Allaire...
- Look up canto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A canto is the prin****l form of division in a long poem. Canto or cantos or variation, may also refer...
- first canto while resident in Italy in 1818, and the 17th canto in early 1823. Canto I was written between July and September 1818, and canto II was...
- Flor y Canto (first edition) is a hymnal published by Oregon Catholic Press in 1989. The book is typically used in the Hispanic Catholic community for...
- Van Canto (sometimes stylized as van Canto) is a German a cappella metal band, founded in 2006 and composed of six singers and a drummer. Although the...
- Antonio Cantó García del Moral (born 14 January 1965) is a Spanish actor and former politician who was Citizens deputy and spokesman, representing Valencia...