CANTABILE


Meaning of CANTABILE in English

I. kän.ˈtäbə̇ˌlā, kan.ˈta-, kȧn.ˈtȧ-, kən.ˈt-, -_lē adjective (or adverb)

Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin cantabilis worthy to be sung, from Latin cantare to sing

: in a singing manner : melodious , flowing

a smooth cantabile tone

— often used as a direction in music

II. noun

( -s )

1. : cantabile style — used especially of instrumental music in distinction from recitative or parlando or from the marked rhythm of dance music

2. : a piece or passage in cantabile style

Schumann's passionate and pleading cantabiles — Abram Chasins

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