Can*zo"ne (?), n. [It., a song, fr. L. cantio, fr. canere to sing. Cf. Chanson, Chant.] Mus. (a)
A song or air for one or more voices, of Provenssal origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal.
(b)
An instrumental piece in the madrigal style.
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