canto – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term canto in music:

song
singing
melody
the highest part in vocal music

Language

Italian

Singular

canto

Plural

(1) canti(3) canti(4) canti

Abbreviation

cant.

Italian musical terms that include canto:

bel canto – literally "beautiful singing"...
canto a cappella – unaccompanied song...
canto carnascialesco – carnival song
canto carnivale – carnival song
canto corale – choral song...
canto d'amore – love song
canto di festa – festive song...
canto drammatico – dramatic song...
canto espressivo – expressive song...
canto fermo – cantus firmus
canto figurato – melody notated with note values designating the rh...
canto funebre – funeral song
canto gitano – Gypsy song
canto gregoriano – Gregorian chant
canto piano – plainsong, plainchant (cantus planus)
canto popolare – folksong...
canto primo – first song (designation for a passage in a larger ...
canto recitativo – declamatory singing
canto ripieno – supporting choral part in polyphonic or orchestral...
canto secondo – second song (designation for a passage in a larger...
canto solo – unaccompanied melody...
col canto – follow the singer (direction to the accompanist)
il canto – the melody...
il canto espressivo assai – the melody very expressive
il canto marcato – the melody emphasized
il canto marcato assai – the melody very emphasized
maestro di canto – singing teacher
marcato il canto – emphasize the melody
per canto – for singing
secondando il canto – supporting the melody
sempre marcato il canto – always emphasize the vocal melody
tenendo il canto – sustaining the melody

Music scores that include canto:

Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 1 (1723) Page 1
Franz Liszt: 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert: No. 4 (1837‑1838) Page 3
Franz Liszt: Consolations (1849–50) Page 3
Franz Liszt: Liebesträume (1850) Page 1
Frédéric Chopin: Fantaisie-impromptu (1834‑1835) Page 9
Giacomo Puccini: Vissi d'arte (1900) Page 6
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (1830) Page 7

Italian musical terms related to canto:

canzoncina – short and simple song
canzone – song...
corale – choral (pertaining to a choir or its music)...
melodia – melody, tune