Definition of the French term chanson napolitaine in music:

  1. Neapolitan song (traditional form of song in the Neapolitan language, originating in 19th-century Naples)
  2. light and simple type of madrigal that originated in Naples (similar to the villanella)
Language
French
Singular
chanson napolitaine
Plural
chansons napolitaines

French musical terms related to chanson napolitaine: