cantilena

[ kan-tl-ee-nuh ]

/ ˌkæn tlˈi nə /

noun

a simple, lyric, melodic passage for voice or instrument.

Origin of cantilena

1730–40; <Italian <Latin cantilēna refrain, perhaps by dissimilation from *cantilēla, derivative of cantus song; see cant¹

Words nearby cantilena

canthus, canticle, Canticle of Canticles, canticum, Cantigny, cantilena, cantilever, cantilever bridge, cantilever foundation, cantillate, cantillation

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Example sentences from the Web for cantilena

A similar freely riming poem in lines of seven syllables is Villegas' Cantilena (p. 17).
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various
The question therefore comes to this: Does the sustained, the cantilena, predominate, or the rhythmical movement?
Essentials in Conducting|Karl Wilson Gehrkens
Almost any really good melodic line, especially a cantilena, will sound with a fitting harmonic development.
Violin Mastery|Frederick H. Martens
Unfortunately, the cantilena in the second number still points backward.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld

At the first cantilena on the strings I nearly jumped out of my seat.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for cantilena

cantilena

/ (ˌkæntɪˈleɪnə) /

noun

a smooth flowing style in the writing of vocal music

Word Origin for cantilena

C18: Italian, from Latin cantilēna a song

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单词	cantilena
释义	cantilena [ kan-tl-ee-nuh ] / ˌkæn tlˈi nə / noun a simple, lyric, melodic passage for voice or instrument. Origin of cantilena 1730–40; <Italian <Latin cantilēna refrain, perhaps by dissimilation from *cantilēla, derivative of cantus song; see cant¹ Words nearby cantilena canthus, canticle, Canticle of Canticles, canticum, Cantigny, cantilena, cantilever, cantilever bridge, cantilever foundation, cantillate, cantillation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cantilena A similar freely riming poem in lines of seven syllables is Villegas' Cantilena (p. 17). Modern Spanish Lyrics\|Various The question therefore comes to this: Does the sustained, the cantilena, predominate, or the rhythmical movement? Essentials in Conducting\|Karl Wilson Gehrkens Almost any really good melodic line, especially a cantilena, will sound with a fitting harmonic development. Violin Mastery\|Frederick H. Martens Unfortunately, the cantilena in the second number still points backward. Musical Portraits\|Paul Rosenfeld At the first cantilena on the strings I nearly jumped out of my seat. Contemporary American Composers\|Rupert Hughes British Dictionary definitions for cantilena cantilena / (ˌkæntɪˈleɪnə) / noun a smooth flowing style in the writing of vocal music Word Origin for cantilena C18: Italian, from Latin cantilēna a song Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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