bel canto

See also: belcanto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bel canto (literally “beautiful singing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɛlˈkantəʊ/

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Noun

bel canto (uncountable)

1. (music) An elegant style of singing characterized by beautiful tone and an effortless technique.
   • 2012 March 22nd, David Blockley, Engineering: A Very Short Introduction (309), Oxford University Press, →ISBN, chapter 1: “From idea to reality”, page 5:

     Bel canto, or the art of beautiful singing, in 17th- and 18th-century Italy cultivated embellishment through ornaments such as cadenzas, scales, and trills which declined as the size, power, and volume of the orchestra increased.

Translations

elegant style of singing

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 美聲唱法／美声唱法 (měishēng chàngfǎ)

• Esperanto: belkanto
• Finnish: bel canto
• Georgian: ბელკანტო (belḳanṭo)
• German: Belcanto (de) m
• Greek: μπελ κάντο (bel kánto)
• Italian: belcanto m
• Korean: 벨칸토 (belkanto)
• Russian: белька́нто (ru) m (belʹkánto)

Further reading

• bel canto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• balconet, can belto

Italian

Noun

bel canto m (invariable)

1. Alternative form of belcanto