Cantabile

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title: Cantabile
text: Cantabile is a term in music meaning to perform in a singing style. The word is taken from the Italian language and literally means "singable" or "songlike". In instrumental music, it is a particular style of playing designed to imitate the human voice. The German-language equivalent to cantabile is gesangvoll. For 18th-century composers, cantabile is often synonymous with "cantando" (singing) and indicates a measured tempo and flexible, legato playing. For later composers, particularly in piano
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description: Musical term meaning "songlike"
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantabile
date created: 2005-03-23T06:20:52Z
date modified: 2024-09-14T20:20:32Z
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