cantoris

Lat. (kan-to'-ris) Eng. adj. from canzone (kan-tso'-ne) It. n. In cathedral music a term used to Song: originally a folk-song. An air somewhat like a madrigal, having indicate the music to be sung by the two or three parts with pa ages of singers on the side of the choir where fugue or systematic treatment _ of the cantor sits, which is usually on the themes and imitations or repetition left hand side of a person facing the of themes. A short song of which the altar, the north side. Abbr. can. music is more important than the can trice (kan-tre'-che) It. n. words. A secular part song popular A female singer. Synonym of can in character. In the early part of the tatrice. Eighteenth Century a term used to cantrix (kan'-triks) Lat. n. denote instrumental music similar to A female singer. the sonata as then developed. As a cantus (kan'-tus) Lat. n. direction it means the same as allegro, A song or melody. Abbr. c. in a gay and lively manner, canzonet Cantus Ambrosian us (kan'-tus am- A short song in one, two or three bro-zhi-a'-niis) Lat. The chants or meiodies introduced parts. A madrigal, a short song of into church music by St. Ambrose, of light and airy character. Milan, in the Fourth Century and sup canzoni ere (kan-tso-nl-a'-re) It. n. posed to be derived from ancient Collection of songs: a song-book. Greek tunes. See Ambrosian chant. Capelle (ka-pel'-le) 1. Musical band orGer. n. choir. cantus durus (kan'-tus du'-rus) Lat. A song written in a major key. 2. Chapel. Usually spelled Kapelle. Music which changes from the key Capellmeister (ka-pel'-mis'-ter) Ger. n. it starts in to a key having one or 1. Chapel master: the musical direcmore sharps in its scale. At one time tor of a chapel or church. In earlier keys with sharps were forbidden by times this was a position of much church musicians, since Pope John honor, especially when connected with 108 89 Capellmeister caramillo a church of prominence or with a of the finger-board or neck over which royal chapel. Eminent musicians the strings pa to the screw or keys have held this post, which fact offers which tighten them, some reason why sacred music occucappella (kap-pel'-la) It. n. pied so prominent a place in Six- 1. A chapel or church. teenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth 2. A band of musicians who sing or Century productions. play in a church or in private employ; 2. Organist. an orchestra. 3. Conductor of a band or orchestra. Also spelled Kapellmeister. cappello Chinese (kap-pel'-16 ke-na'- ze) It. capilla (ka-pel'-ya) Spa. n. Literally, a Chinese hat: a set of A band of chapel-musicians. small bells arranged on a frame like a Chinese hat.