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L. A singing style of declamation. -cantino (té’-nd), I. The smallest string on a violin, can'to, I. 1. A song; a melody; the voice. col canto. “With” (i. e., adopting the time and expre ion of) the voice or melody. 2. The art of singing, as il bel canto, the old art of allegedly perfect production. 3. The highest part in concert music. 4. The soprano voice. 5. The highest string cf an instrument. c. a cappella. Vocal music without accompaniment. c.ambrosia no. Ambrosian chant (Vide cantus). c. armonico. A part song. c. clef. The C clef on the first line. c. concertante (k6n-chér-tin’-té). The treble of the principal concerting parts. c.cromat’ico. Chromatic melody. c. fermo. 1. A chant or melody. 2. Choral unison. 3. Cantus firm us. c. figurato. A figured melody instead of figured ba (q.v.). _c. fiorito. A much ornamented air. c. fune’bre. Funeral song. c. grego’ria no. The Greg or i an chant. c. plan a. Plainchant. c. nece a’rio. A principal part. c. primo. The first treble or soprano. c. recitativo. Recitative. c. ripie‘no. Vide RIPIENO. Cc. frivolta’to. The treble inverted. c. secondo. The second treble. c.semplice. A simple song.