Cantando

/kænˈtɑːn.doʊ/ adverb

Definition

In music, a direction to sing smoothly and expressively, with a singing quality to the tone.

Etymology

From Italian 'cantando,' meaning 'singing,' from 'cantare' (to sing), from Latin 'cantare,' a musical direction borrowed directly into English from Italian musical terminology.

Kelly Says

Musical Italian terms like 'cantando' embedded themselves so deeply in music instruction that English musicians adopted them wholesale—we have dozens of Italian directions in English sheet music (pizzicato, staccato, vibrato), making music an international language.

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