canzonet
Example Sentences
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The canzonet opens with a long symphony for piano.
From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher
He takes his lute and sings an Italian canzonet which has the desired effect.
From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
In lighter vein is the canzonet to the lady who swore by her eyes, a custom which was rather common according to the tales of chivalry so popular shortly before this time.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
How we sang together the old-fashioned canzonet, 'Love in thine eyes forever plays'?
From A Romance of the Republic by Child, Lydia Maria Francis
Etienne sang once more the pretty canzonet, with a new expression, a new meaning.
From The Hated Son by Balzac, Honoré de
