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Songlike
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cantabile
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Word definitions for cantabile in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cantabile \Can*ta"bi*le\, n. (Mus.) A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly adapted to singing; -- sometimes called cantilena .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In music, cantabile , an Italian word, means literally "singable" or "songlike". In instrumental music, it is a particular style of playing designed to imitate the human voice . For 18th-century composers, cantabile is often synonymous with "cantando" (singing), ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context music English) describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical adv. (context music English) played in this style; singingly, lyrically n. 1 (context music English) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner ...
Usage examples of cantabile.
But the old hag had no feeling for the subtleties of the third movement, the andante cantabile, with its virtuosic rhythmic ornamentations.