gradually changed from a madrigalian, a cappella genre to something more akin to a monody, or even a cantata. Eventually, the canzonetta became a type of song for solo voice and accompaniment. A late example of the form can be seen in the two sets of six by Joseph Haydn for voice and piano, on English texts (1794-5). Sometimes the term canzonetta is used by composers to denote a songlike instrumental piece. A famous example is the slow movement of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. A more modern example is the Canzonetta for Oboe and String Orchestra (1979/1981) by Samuel Barber. The term has also been applied since the 17th century to mean "little Canzona" and has been used by such composers as Dieterich Buxtehude to apply to smaller Canzona-type keyboard works (often, like the Canzona, in fugue form and style). A good example of this is the Canzonetta in A minor, BuxWV 225. Representative composers Composers of canzonettas include: Claudio Monteverdi Lodovico Grossi da Viadana Felice Anerio Adriano Banchieri Luca Marenzio Pietro Cerone Orazio Vecchi Giovanni Artusi Marianne Sessi Hans Leo Hassler Giovanni Maria Nanino Francesca Caccini Salamone Rossi Dieterich Buxtehude Joseph Haydn Popular Song In 1871 George Cooper and J. R. Thomas wrote a Canzonet called "Dreaming, Still Dreaming" for Mrs. Zelda Sequin of the Parepa Opera Troupe. References and further reading Article "Canzonetta," in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. 20 vol. London, Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1980. Gustave Reese, Music in the Renaissance. New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1954. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music, ed. Don Randel. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1986. 16th-century music genres 17th-century music genres 18th-century music genres 20th-century music genres Italian music history Renaissance music Baroque music Classical music styles Song forms