cantabile

cantabile Definition

can·ta·bile (kän tä′bē lā′)

adjective, adverb

in an easy, flowing manner; like a song: often used as a musical direction

Etymology: It < LL cantabilis, worthy to be sung < L cantare: see chant

noun

a cantabile movement or passage

cantabile Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

style: The Cremona, Vox Humane, and Bassoon, ought to be used in the cantabile style, and the bass on the Diapasons.

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