What Does Cavatina Mean?

Cavatina is a musical term, originally meaning a short song of simple character, without a second strain or any repetition of the air.

What does cavatina mean in music?

In opera the cavatina is an aria, generally of brilliant character, sung in one or two sections without repeats. It developed in the mid-18th century, coincident with the decline of the previously favoured da capo aria (in which the musical form is ABA, with the repeated A section given improvised variations).

Who composed cavatina?

"Cavatina" is a 1970 classical guitar piece by British composer Stanley Myers written for the film The Walking Stick (1970), and popularised as the theme from The Deer Hunter some eight years later. The Italian musical term cavatina is frequently applied to any simple, melodious air.