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Definition of Bel canto
1. Noun. A style of operatic singing.
Definition of Bel canto
1. Noun. (music) An elegant style of singing characterized by beautiful tone and an effortless technique. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bel Canto
Literary usage of Bel canto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Singing of the Future by David Thomas Ffrangcon- Davies (1905)
"(CONTINUED) Handel the authority on bel-canto.—Parisian and Bostonian authorities
on the same thing.—Sims Reeves the Handelian exponent of bel-canto and the ..."
2. Musical Education by Albert Lavignac (1902)
"The old professors of the great Italian period of the bel canto, who, ... THE BEL
CANTO, RELATION OF SINGING TO THE GENIUS OF A LANGUAGE, METHODS, ..."
3. Who's who in Music in California by Willey Francis Gates (1920)
"Toured with Gamut Quartet (1920); three years with Occidental Glee Club; two
years with Orpheus and bel canto clubs. Member of Gamut Club. ..."
4. Music: Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and Literature of Music (1895)
"... beautiful story VV speaks of Trilby as '-il bel canto, come again ... a hundred
years " and " il bel canto that was lost to the world, but I found her ..."
5. Success in Music and how it is Won by Henry Theophilus Finck, Ignace Jan Paderewski (1909)
"For years Sembrich enjoyed the distinction of being the best living representative
of the bel canto. Now, bel canto is of two kinds—one florid, ..."
6. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1873)
"When Berlioz passed his pension year in Italy, there still lived traditions, at
least, of the bel canto, and he, whose own vocal pieces are the complete ..."
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