The Collaborative International Dictionary
Romanza \Ro*man"za\, n. [It.] See Romance, 5.
Wiktionary
n. A kind of sentimental ballad.
Wikipedia
Romanza (Italian: "Romance") may refer to:
Romanza is the first compilation album by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli, released internationally in 1997.
Although a compilation, Romanza is considered Bocelli's breakthrough album, and remains his most commercially successful to date, topping charts all across Europe and Latin America. With over 20 million copies sold worldwide, it is the best-selling Italian album of all time, and also one of the best selling albums by a recording artist.
Romanza is an instrumental composition for guitar recorded by Andres Segovia in 1944, and again in 1967. The piece was credited to Niccolò Paganini, but based on themes from Paganini's Grand Sonata in A Major Op.39:II, arranged by Manuel Ponce. The piece was also recorded by Julian Bream.
The piece is distinct from Segovia's own arrangement of two Robert Schumann songs also titled "Romanza", recorded 1952 for Decca on DL 9647. John Williams recorded a piece called "Romanza" in 1982 credited as "traditional".
Usage examples of "romanza".
Campana and Gordigiani were prolific composers of romanzas and canzonettas of a popular type.
A shabby town that no one liked but writers of romanzas and decorators of fans, and where there were nothing higher than consuls.
Campana and Gordigiani were prolific composers of romanzas and canzonettas of a popular type.