canzone
Lyric poetry form
A canzone is an Italian lyric poem, typically with elaborate stanzas and a shorter closing envoi.
The form flourished in medieval and Renaissance poetry, influencing Petrarch and Dante.
In music, canzone refers to a type of song or instrumental piece from the same period: a canzone for voice and lute.
Plural: canzoni or canzones.
Medieval Italian lyric poet
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- LauraWoman's given name
- courtly loveChivalric romantic ideal
- belovedOne who is treasured
troubadour · dolce stil novo · Dante · lyric poetry · Renaissance · devotion · longing · unrequited
Poem's line grouping
- verseMetered poetic passage
- refrainAbstain from acting
- chorusSingers performing together
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
meter · sonnet · ottava rima · envoi · couplet · quatrain · sestet · octave
Operatic solo piece
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- vocalExpressing views freely
- sopranoHighest female voice range
tenor · serenade · lied · chanson · art song · recitative · composition · libretto
Of a southern Italian city
- tarantellaLively Italian folk dance
- folk songTraditional community music
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- regionalRelating to an area
dialect · popular · serenata · O Sole Mio · mandolin · accordion · festive · romantic
Petrarch
Medieval Italian lyric poet
- sonnetFourteen-line metered poem
- LauraWoman's given name
- courtly loveChivalric romantic ideal
beloved · troubadour · dolce stil novo · Dante · lyric poetry · Renaissance · devotion · longing · unrequited · idealization
stanza
Poem's line grouping
rhyme · meter · sonnet · ottava rima · envoi · couplet · quatrain · sestet · octave · hendecasyllable
aria
Operatic solo piece
soprano · tenor · serenade · lied · chanson · art song · recitative · composition · libretto · score
Neapolitan
Of a southern Italian city
- tarantellaLively Italian folk dance
- folk songTraditional community music
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
regional · dialect · popular · serenata · O Sole Mio · mandolin · accordion · festive · romantic · storytelling
canzonefree verse
Poetry without fixed structure
prose poetry · prose · stream of consciousness · experimental poetry · beat poetry
canzonehaiku
Japanese seventeen-syllable verse
tanka · limerick · slam poetry · spoken word
canzonedoggerel
Trivial, clumsy verse
folk ballad · nursery rhyme · light verse · drinking song · work song