Canto 893850 211134942 2008-05-08T22:40:22Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[fr:Canto]] {{wiktionarypar|canto}} The canto is a principal form of division in a long poem, especially the [[epic poetry|epic]]. The word comes from the Latin ''cantus'', meaning "song," and has a corollary in the Sanskrit ''{{IAST|kāṇḍa}}'', or "chapter." Famous examples of epic poetry which employ the canto division are Valmiki's ''[[Ramayana| The Ramayana]]'' (7 cantos), [[Dante Alighieri| Dante]]'s ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'' (100 cantos), and [[Ezra Pound]]'s ''[[The Cantos]]'' (120 cantos). '''Canto''' may refer to: * [[Canto Software]], a digital asset management software company * [[Canto nuevo]], a Latin American folk music style * [[Canto fermo]], the melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition * [[Bel canto]], an operatic singing style * ''[[Canto General]]'' by Pablo Neruda '''Canto''' may also be used for: * [[Canticle]] * The first section of the rumba song form, followed by the montuno. * The highest vocal part, the air or melody, in a piece of [[choral music]]. * An abbreviation referring to the [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]] language such as in the term "[[Canto pop]]" (i.e., popular music in Cantonese). ==People with the surname Canto== * [[Flávio Canto]], Brazilian judoka * [[Miguel Canto]], Mexican boxer {{surname|nocat}} [[category:spanish surnames]] {{disambig}} [[de:Canto]] [[es:Rima]] [[fr:Canto]] [[it:Canto]] [[nl:Rijm]] [[pt:Canto]]