form of 16th-century (c. 1565 and later) Italian vocal music. It was the most popular of the lighter secular forms of the period in Italy and England ... [1 related articles]
Can`zo·net' noun [ Italian canzonetta , dim. of canzone .] (Mus.) A short song, in one or more parts. 
A canzonet is a short song, in one or more parts.
a little song or piece with passages of imitation, something like a madrigal. capo