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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescantável
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɐ̃ˈta.vɛw
"A peça exige um tom suave e cantável."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Performed in a melodious, graceful, and song-like style.
"The violinist delivered the second movement with a deeply expressive and cantabile tone."
- 1
A musical passage or movement written in a lyrical, song-like style.
"The adagio features a gorgeous cantabile that highlights the soloist's phrasing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived directly from Italian, stemming from the Latin verb 'cantare' meaning 'to sing'. It entered English musical terminology during the 18th century to instruct performers to play or sing in a melodious, flowing, and song-like manner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cantabile" is said worldwide
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chantant
Transliteration: ʃɑ̃.tɑ̃
"Le pianiste a joué ce passage d'une manière très chantante."
kantabel
Transliteration: kanˈtaːbl̩
"Die Melodie sollte weich und kantabel gespielt werden."
cantabile
Transliteration: /kanˈta.bi.le/
"Eseguite questo brano in modo cantabile e scorrevole."
cantabile
Transliteration: kanˈta.βi.le
"El violín interpretó un pasaje cantabile muy emotivo."
cantável
Transliteration: kɐ̃ˈta.vɛw
"A peça exige um tom suave e cantável."
गीतात्मक
Transliteration: geetatmak
"संगीतकार ने गीत को एक सुंदर गीतात्मक शैली में बजाया।"
如歌的
Transliteration: rú gē de
"这首乐曲的中段需要以如歌的风格来演奏。"
칸타빌레
Transliteration: kantabille
"연주자는 부드럽고 칸타빌레한 느낌으로 선율을 살렸다."
カンタービレ
Transliteration: kantābire
"そのヴァイオリニストはカンタービレの美しさを際立たせた。"
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