CANTUS FIRMUS

Meaning of CANTUS FIRMUS in English

[ ˌkantəs'fə:məs ]

■ noun ( plural cantus firmi ˌkantu:s 'fə:mʌɪ ) Music an existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition.

Origin

C19: from L., lit. 'firm song'.

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CANTUS FIRMUS — ( (Latin: fixed song), ) plural Cantus Firmi, preexistent melody, such as a plainchant excerpt, underlying a polyphonic musical composition …
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CANTUS FIRMUS — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, fixed song Date: 1847 the plainsong or simple Gregorian melody originally sung in unison and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANTUS FIRMUS — (Latin; " fixed chant ") Preexistent melody, such as a plainchant (see Gregorian chant ) excerpt, underlying a polyphonic musical …
Английский словарь Британика
CANTUS FIRMUS — (Latin; " fixed chant ") Preexistent melody, such as a plainchant (see Gregorian chant ) excerpt, underlying a polyphonic musical …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANTUS FIRMUS — -ˈfirməs, -ˈfər- noun Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, fixed song 1. : the plainchant or simple Gregorian melody that was originally …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANTUS FIRMUS — /kan"teuhs ferr"meuhs/ 1. the ancient traditional unisonal plainchant of the Christian Church, having its form set and its use prescribed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANTUS FIRMUS — n. (Latin) "fixed chant", main established melody to which other elements or other voices are added in a composition which …
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CANTUS FIRMUS — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, fixed song Date: 1847 1. : the plainsong or simple Gregorian melody originally sung in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANTUS FIRMUS — Pronunciation: - ' fir-m ə s, - ' f ə r- Function: noun Etymology: Medieval Latin, literally, fixed song Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANTUS FIRMUS — [cantus fir.mus] n [ML, lit., fixed song] (1847) 1: the plainsong or simple Gregorian melody orig. sung in unison and …
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CANTUS FIRMUS — (музыкальное) кантус фирмус
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANTUS FIRMUS — муз. кантус фирмус
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CANTUS FIRMUS — кантус фирмус ( ведущая мелодия, главная тема, являющаяся композиционной основой полифонического произведения )
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CANTUS FIRMUS — муз. кантус фирмус
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CANTUS FIRMUS — муз. кантус фирмус
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CANTUS FIRMUS — муз. букв. в переводе с лат. "прочный напев" кантус фирмус ( ведущая мелодия, главная тема, являющаяся композиционной основой полифонического произведения …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CANTUS FIRMUS — муз. букв. в переводе с лат. "прочный напев" кантус фирмус (ведущая мелодия, главная тема, являющаяся композиционной основой полифонического произведения)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CANTUS FIRMUS — кантус фирмус (ведущая мелодия, главная тема, являющаяся композиционной основой полифонического произведения)
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CANTUS FIRMUS — (музыкальное) кантус фирмус
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANTUS — noun (plural ~) Date: 1590 ~ firmus , the principal melody or voice
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANTUS — ˈkantəs, -ˈaa- noun ( plural cantus ) Etymology: Latin, song — more at chant 1. : cantus firmus 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANTUS — /kan"teuhs/ , n. , pl. cantus . See cantus firmus . [ 1580-90; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANTUS — n. melodic theme or subject; main voice or melody
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CANTUS — noun ( plural can·tus ˈkan-təs, ˈkan-ˌtüs) Date: 1590 1. : cantus firmus 2. : the principal melody or voice
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANTUS — [ 'kantəs ] ■ noun the highest voice in polyphonic choral music. Origin C16: from L.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CANTUS — [can.tus] n, pl can.tus (1590) 1: cantus firmus 2: the principal melody or voice
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANTUS — (музыкальное) кантус фирмус песнь; мелодия
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANTUS — n ( pl без измен.) 1> = cantus firmus 2> песнь; мелодия
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANTUS — (n) кантус фирмус
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CANTUS — (0) песнь
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CANTUS — n ( pl без измен.) 1) = ~ firmus 2) песнь; мелодия
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CANTUS — n ( pl без измен.) 1> = cantus firmus 2> песнь; мелодия
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CANTUS — n. кантус
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CANTUS — n. кантус
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CANTUS — (музыкальное) кантус фирмус песнь; мелодия
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAINSONG — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin cantus planus 1. : the ancient nonmetrical monophonic chant of the church service …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OBRECHT, JAKOB — born Nov. 22, 1452, Bergen-op-Zoom, Brabant [now in The Netherlands] died 1505, Ferrara Obrecht also spelled Hobrecht composer who, with …
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DUNSTABLE, JOHN — born c. 1385, Eng. died Dec. 24, 1453, London English composer who influenced the transition between late medieval and early …
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TENOR — I. noun see: thin Date: 14th century 1. the drift of something spoken or written ; purport , an exact …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ORGANUM — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, organ Date: 1782 early polyphony of the late Middle Ages that consists of one …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INFIRM — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, from in- + firmus firm Date: 14th century of poor or deteriorated vitality, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRET — I. verb (~ted; ~ting) see: eat Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to eat or gnaw into ; corrode , …
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FARM — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ferme, from Anglo-French, from fermer to fix, rent, from Latin firmare to …
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DHARNA — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu dharnā, from Sanskrit dharaṇa{mudot} support, prop; akin to Latin firmus firm Date: 1747 a fast …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DHARMA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit; akin to Latin firmus firm Date: 1796 an individual's duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law, …
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CONFIRM — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunfermer, from Latin ~are, from com- + firmare to make firm, from firmus …
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TENOR — High male voice range, extending from about the second B below middle C to the G above it. In the …
Английский словарь Британика
GREGORIAN CHANT — Liturgical music of the Roman Catholic church consisting of unaccompanied melody sung in unison to Latin words. It is named …
Английский словарь Британика
FIRM — I. ˈfərm, -ə̄m, -əim adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin firmus ) of Middle English ferm, ferme, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHANT — I. ˈchantˌ-aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- verb or archaic chaunt -ä-, -ȯ-, -ȧ- ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English chanten, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANTO FERMO — |kän(ˌ)tōˈfer(ˌ)mō noun Etymology: Italian, literally, firm song, translation of Medieval Latin cantus firmus : cantus firmus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRM — firm 1 — firmly , adv. — firmness , n. /ferrm/ , adj., firmer, firmest , v., adv., firmer, firmest …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRM — I. ˈfərm adjective Etymology: Middle English ferm, from Anglo-French, from Latin firmus; akin to Greek thronos chair, throne Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRM — [firm] adj [ME ferm, fr. MF, fr. L firmus; akin to Gk thronos chair, throne] (14c) 1 a: securely or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TENOR — highest male vocal range, normally extending approximately from the second B below middle C to the G above; an extremely …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAINSONG — also called plainchant the Gregorian chant (q.v.) and, by extension, other similar religious chants. The word derives from the 13th-century …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARTBOOK — usual form in which vocal or instrumental polyphonic music was handwritten or printed in the 15th and 16th centuries. Each …
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MASS — the celebration of the Eucharist (q.v.) in the Roman Catholic church. The term mass is derived from the rite's Latin …
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IMPROVISATION — in theatre, the playing of dramatic scenes without written dialogue and with minimal or no predetermined dramatic activity. The method …
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GROUND BASS — also called Basso Ostinato (Italian: obstinate bass), in music, a short, recurring melodic pattern in the bass part of a …
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JOSQUIN DES PREZ — born c. 1445, Cond-sur-l'Escaut?, Burgundian Hainaut died Aug 27, 1521, Cond-sur-l'Escaut des Prez also spelled Des Prs, or Desprs one …
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FIRM — / fɜːm; NAmE fɜːrm/ noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun a business or company : an engineering …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRM — I. firm 1 S1 W1 /fɜːm $ fɜːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRM — 1. adj., adv., & v. --adj. 1. a of solid or compact structure. b fixed, stable. c steady; not shaking. …
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