A song or air for one or more voices, of Provençal origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal.
(b)
An instrumental piece in the madrigal style.
Webster 1828 Edition
Canzone
CANZONE
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Noun.
A song or air in two or three parts, with passages of fugue and imitation; or a poem to which music may be composed in the style of a cantata. When set to a piece of instrumental music, it signifies much the same as cantata; and when set to a sonata, it signifies allegro, or a brisk movement.