noun
- an instrumental musical composition of the 16th and 17th centuries, typically in several contrasting sections
Usage: music
Examples
- The composer wrote a beautiful canzona for brass ensemble.
- Bach’s early canzonas show Italian influence.
- The canzona featured intricate counterpoint between the voices.
- Renaissance musicians often performed canzonas at court ceremonies.
- The organist played a canzona during the church service.
- This canzona demonstrates the transition from vocal to instrumental music.