canto

• Nom avec deux sens principaux : la partie vocale la plus élevée, portant généralement la mélodie dans la musique chorale ; ou la section principale d'un long poème.

A noun with two primary meanings: the highest vocal part, typically carrying the melody in choral music; or a principal division or section of a long poem.

1. Highest vocal part in choral musicC1formal

   The principal or highest melodic line in a choral composition, often carrying the main tune.

   Partie vocale la plus aiguë dans la musique chorale

   • The sopranos sang the canto with great clarity.
   • In this piece, the canto is supported by rich harmonies.
   • The choir director emphasized the canto during rehearsal.

   Synonymessopranotreble

2. Major division of a long poemC1formal

   A section or chapter of a long narrative poem, such as an epic.

   Chant (division d'un poème)

   • Dante's 'Inferno' is divided into thirty-four cantos.
   • The poet completed the first canto of his epic.
   • Each canto of the poem explores a different theme.

   Synonymesbookdivisionpartsection