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The canto is a principal form of division in a long poem, especially the epic. The word comes from the Latin ''cantus'', meaning "song," and has a corrolary in the Sanskrit '', or "chapter." Famous examples of epic poetry which employ the canto division are Valmiki's '' The Ramayana'' (7 cantos), 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 highest vocal part, the air or melody, in a piece of choral music.

★ The Cantonese language, as in the term "Canto pop" (i.e., popular music in Cantonese).

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People with the surname Canto

People with the surname Canto

★ Flávio Canto, Brazilian judoka

★ Miguel Canto, Mexican boxer