cantus
Origin of cantus
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How to use cantus in a sentence
Write four times, changing the cantus firmus into every part.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons | Friedrich J. LehmannTua vox est dulcior quam cantus avium aut murmur rivuli in montibus.
New Chronicles of Rebecca | Kate Douglas WigginTwo-part counterpoint comprises a cantus firmus and a counterpoint.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons | Friedrich J. LehmannTwo notes are written in the counterpoint to one of the cantus firmus, except in the last measure.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons | Friedrich J. LehmannTo cantus firmus a write two counterpoints above and two below in the first species.
A Treatise on Simple Counterpoint in Forty Lessons | Friedrich J. Lehmann
British Dictionary definitions for cantus
/ (ˈkæntəs) /
a medieval form of church singing; chant
Also called: canto the highest part in a piece of choral music
(in 15th- or 16th-century music) a piece of choral music, usually secular, in polyphonic style
Origin of cantus
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