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CAVATINA (Ital. diminutive of cavata, the producing of
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tone from an
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instrument, plural cavatine)  , originally a
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short
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song of
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simple
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character, without a second
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strain or any repetition of the
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air . It is now frequently applied to a simple melodious air, as distinguished from a brilliant
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aria, recitative, &c., and often forms
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part of a large
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movement or scena in
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oratorio or
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opera .

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