2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral
music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano.
[1913 Webster]
{Canto fermo}[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the plain song. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
canto fermo — Plain Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canto fermo — ит. [ка/нто фэ/рмо] кантус фирмус (главная, неизменная мелодия в контрапункте) … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
canto fermo — /kæntoʊ ˈfɜmoʊ/ (say kantoh fermoh) noun → cantus firmus …
canto fermo — |kän(ˌ)tōˈfer(ˌ)mō noun Etymology: Italian, literally, firm song, translation of Medieval Latin cantus firmus : cantus firmus … Useful english dictionary
Canto — Can to, n.; pl. {Cantos}. [It. canto, fr. L. cantus singing, song. See {Chant}.] 1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canto — Canto, ital., Gesang. (Canto fermo (Cantus firmus), der ungezierte, einfache Gesang im Gegensatze zu C. figurato (Cantus figuratus), dem Gesang mit Verzierungen; in der Lehre vom Contrapunkte ist c. f die Stimme, welche die Hauptmelodie… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
canto fer|mo — «FUR moh», = cantus firmus. (Cf. ↑cantus firmus) ╂[< Italian canto fermo, translation of Medieval Latin cantus firmus; see etym. under cantus firmus (Cf. ↑cantus firmus)] … Useful english dictionary
canto — 1càn·to s.m. FO 1a. emissione di suoni musicali per mezzo della voce umana: canto triste, gioioso 1b. componimento musicale per voce: canti alpini, intonare un canto Sinonimi: canzone. 1c. arte, tecnica del cantare: maestro di canto, studiare… … Dizionario italiano
Canto — The canto is a principal form of division in a long poem, especially the epic. The word comes from the Latin cantus , meaning song, and has a corollary in the Sanskrit IAST|kāṇḍa , or chapter. Famous examples of epic poetry which employ the canto … Wikipedia
Canto — (ital., Mus.), 1) Gesang; daher C. fermo, s. Cantus firmus; C. figurato, s. Figurelgesang; 2) die Stimme, welche bei einem Musikstücke die Melodie führt, gewöhnlich Sopran od. Tenor … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
