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canzonet

can·zo·net [ kànzə nét ] (plural can·zo·nets) or can·zo·net·ta [ kànzə néttə ] (plural can·zo·net·tas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. light English song: a short light English song of the 17th or 18th century, originally intended for a group of singers or for a soloist with accompaniment

2. song resembling madrigal: a Renaissance song with different parts for different singers, similar to the madrigal

[Late 16th century. < Italian canzonetta "small canzone" < canzone (see canzone)]
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