FAUXBOURDON


Meaning of FAUXBOURDON in English

ˈfōbə(r)ˌdän, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|dōⁿ noun

( -s )

Etymology: French faux-bourdon, from Middle French, from faux false (from Latin falsus ) + bourdon bass horn — more at false , bourdon

1. : harmonic progressions of the 15th century characterized by parallel fourths in the two upper voices and based chiefly on parallel sixth chords

2. : a sacred homophonic choral composition

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