Score direction asking an instrument to imitate the human voice

• In a singing manner
• Musical direction that means "lyrical" in Italian
• Melodious, as in singing — balance it (anag)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cantabile - The London Quartet is a British a cappella vocal quartet .

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 .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. smooth and flowing [syn: 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 ...