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ad. In a smooth, lyrical, flowing style. Used chiefly as a direction.

n. A cantabile passage or movement.

n. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner

n. A passage having this mark

ad. played in this style; singingly, lyrically

adj. describing a passage having this mark; singable, lyrical

adj. In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed to bravura, recitativo, or parlando.

n. A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly adapted to singing; -- sometimes called cantilena.

In music, executed in the style of a song; flowing; sustained: lyrical.

n. A piece or passage of music in a flowing, song-like style.

adj. smooth and flowing

"As Joplin famously noted of all his compositions, "It is never right to play 'ragtime' fast," while his concert waltz "Bethena" adds the direction "cantabile" - "as if singing.""

melodious    musical    melodic   

cantilena   

espressivo    vivace    lento    amoroso    tranquillo    tenero    espressione    curioso    carolling    Soave