Canto
Canto , noun
[Italian canto, from Latin cantus singing, song. See Chant.]
1.
One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
2.
(Music) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano.
Collocations (1)
\'d8Canto fermo (Music) , the plain ecclesiastical chant in cathedral service; the plain song.