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Cantabile is a musical term
Musical terminology

This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian language , in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions....
 meaning literally "singable" or "songlike" (Italian
Italian language

Italian is a Romance languages spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four Linguistic geography of Switzerlands....
). It has several meanings in different contexts. In instrumental music, it indicates a particular style of playing designed to imitate the human voice
Human voice

The human voice consists of sound Voice production by a human being using the vocal folds for Speech communication, singing, Laughter, crying, screaming, etc....
. For 18th century composers, the term is often used synonymously with "cantando" (singing), and indicates a measured tempo
Tempo

In musical terminology, 'tempo' is the speed or pace of a given musical piece. It is an extremely crucial element of composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece....
 and flexible, legato
Legato

In musical notation the Italian word legato indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly. That is, in transitioning from note to note, there should be no intervening silence....
 playing. For later composers, particularly in piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
 music, cantabile indicates the drawing out of one particular musical line against the accompaniment (compare counterpoint
Counterpoint

In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more Register that are independent in contour and rhythm, and interdependent in harmony....
).

Cantabile is used as a noun to mean the first half of a double aria
Aria

An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment....
, followed by a cabaletta
Cabaletta

A Cabaletta is a form of aria within 19th century Italian opera. It is not usually found in isolation but as part of a double aria. The cabaletta is the last part of the double aria, with the scena, cantabile and the tempo di mezzo preceeding it....
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Cantabile is a musical term
Musical terminology

This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian language , in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions....
 meaning literally "singable" or "songlike" (Italian
Italian language

Italian is a Romance languages spoken by about 63 million people as a first language, primarily in Italy. In Switzerland, Italian is one of four Linguistic geography of Switzerlands....
). It has several meanings in different contexts. In instrumental music, it indicates a particular style of playing designed to imitate the human voice
Human voice

The human voice consists of sound Voice production by a human being using the vocal folds for Speech communication, singing, Laughter, crying, screaming, etc....
. For 18th century composers, the term is often used synonymously with "cantando" (singing), and indicates a measured tempo
Tempo

In musical terminology, 'tempo' is the speed or pace of a given musical piece. It is an extremely crucial element of composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece....
 and flexible, legato
Legato

In musical notation the Italian word legato indicates that musical notes are played or sung smoothly. That is, in transitioning from note to note, there should be no intervening silence....
 playing. For later composers, particularly in piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
 music, cantabile indicates the drawing out of one particular musical line against the accompaniment (compare counterpoint
Counterpoint

In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more Register that are independent in contour and rhythm, and interdependent in harmony....
).

Cantabile is used as a noun to mean the first half of a double aria
Aria

An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment....
, followed by a cabaletta
Cabaletta

A Cabaletta is a form of aria within 19th century Italian opera. It is not usually found in isolation but as part of a double aria. The cabaletta is the last part of the double aria, with the scena, cantabile and the tempo di mezzo preceeding it....
. The cantabile movement
Movement (music)

A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession....
 would be slower and more free-form to contrast with the structured and generally faster cabaletta. Louis Spohr
Louis Spohr

Louis Spohr was a German composer, violinist and conducting. Born Ludwig Spohr, he is usually known by the French form of his name outside Germany....
 subtitled his violin concerto No. 8 "in moda d'una scena cantata," "in the manner of a sung [operatic] scene"; opera arias exerted a strong influence on the "singable" cantabile melodic line in Romantic writing for stringed instruments
Romantic music

In music, romanticism is a term, often considered misleading, and concept derived from literature traditionally defined by attributes including, "interest in nature, medieval chivalry, mysticism, [and] remoteness [ Social alienation and Solitude]"....
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