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cantabile

In musical notation, indicating a singing and lyrical style (of playing). It implies a full, rich tone and legato touch.



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She emphasized the human voice, playing deep into the keys and creating a cantabile sound.
Heiner Goebbels, composer; ``Maw: Violin Concerto,'' Nicholas Maw, composer; ``Rorem: Evidence of Things Not Seen,'' Ned Rorem, composer; ``Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile,'' Rodion Shchedrin, composer.
However, it seemed to me that the Russians performed Serenade with just the right cantabile lilt--a blue thought in a blue shade--and both Lopatkina and Zakharova proved deliquescently lovely in the leading role, while Zelensky (well remembered for his years with City Ballet) is still among the finest exponents of Apollo in our time.
 
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