cantabile
cantabile · cantabiles
A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical mannerA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
Meaning
2 sensesA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
A passage having this mark
Origin
Borrowed from Italian cantabile (“singable, capable being sung”), derived from cantare (“tBorrowed from Italian cantabile (“singable, capable being sung”), derived from cantare (“to sing”). See also Latin cantabilis (“worthy to be sung”).
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Forms
plural: cantabiles| Singular | cantabile |
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regular
See also
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