canción

Definitions of canción
  1. noun
    a short musical composition with words
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    la internacional
    a revolutionary socialist anthem
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    canción religiosa
    religious music for singing
    aria
    an elaborate song for solo voice
    balada, cantilena, romance
    a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
    barcarola
    a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
    cancioncilla, cantinela, tonadilla
    a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
    canto fúnebre, endecha, gorigori, llanto, réquiem
    a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
    canción tradicional
    a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
    canto, canto litúrgico, cántico
    a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
    espiritual negro
    a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
    villancico
    joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
    himno, himno nacional, motete
    a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
    himno nacional, motete
    a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation
    juglaría
    ballads sung by minstrels
    blues
    a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
    madrigal
    an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form
    cencerrada
    a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple
    type of:
    composición, obra, pieza, pieza musical
    a musical work that has been created
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