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bel canto Definition


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bel canto
noun
    1. A style of operatic singing that concentrates on beauty of tone and phrasing, agility, fluidity and effortless transition to, and sustaining of, the highest notes in the range.
adverb
    1. In this style.
Etymology: 19c: Italian, literally ‘beautiful singing'.



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