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Canto - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Air, Alto, Antistrophe, Aria, Baritone, Bass, Book, Burden, Cantus, Chorus, Continuo, Contralto, Couplet, Distich, Drone, Envoi, Epode |
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A canticle is a hymn (strictly excluding the Psalms) taken from the Bible. The term is often expanded to included ancient non-Biblical hymns such as the Te Deum and certain psalms used liturgically. Its meaning can be further expanded to include:
- A song, especially a hymn (as in "Canticle of Canticles", another way to refer to the biblical book Song of Solomon.)
- A canto or division of a poem
Examples of Biblical canticles:
From the Latin "canticulum", a diminutive of "canticum", song.
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