CANTUS

Meaning of CANTUS in English

/kan"teuhs/ , n. , pl. cantus .

See cantus firmus .

[ 1580-90; ]

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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 — 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
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CANTUS — (n) кантус фирмус
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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
CANTUS — n. Pronunciation: ' kan-t ə s Function: noun Inflected Form: plural can · tus \ ' kan-t ə s, ' …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANTUS FIRMUS — ( (Latin: fixed song), ) plural Cantus Firmi, preexistent melody, such as a plainchant excerpt, underlying a polyphonic musical composition …
Britannica English vocabulary
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
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
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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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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VOICE — Synonyms and related words : Australian ballot, Hare system, Heldentenor, Meistersinger, OK, acceptance, accompaniment, active, active voice, adherence, admiration, agency, …
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TREBLE — Synonyms and related words : accompaniment, air, alto, aria, baritone, bass, basso continuo, basso ostinato, bassus, bourdon, bravura, burden, canto, …
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TENOR — Synonyms and related words : Heldentenor, Meistersinger, Zeitgeist, accompaniment, affective meaning, aim, alto, apograph, aria singer, azimuth, baritenor, baritone, bass, …
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SOPRANO — Synonyms and related words : Heldentenor, Meistersinger, accompaniment, alto, aria singer, baritenor, baritone, bass, basso, basso buffo, basso cantante, basso …
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PART
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LINE — Synonyms and related words : DMZ, Indian file, L, MO, Spenserian stanza, WATS, WATS line, Zeitgeist, abut, accommodation, accompaniment, accord, …
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DRONE — Synonyms and related words : Indian file, accompaniment, alliteration, alto, array, articulation, assonance, bagpipe, bagpipes, bank, baritone, bass, basso continuo, …
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DESCANT — Synonyms and related words : Nachtmusik, Vorspiel, absolute music, accompaniment, adaptation, air, air varie, aleatory, aleatory music, alto, amplify, anthem, …
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CONTRALTO — Synonyms and related words : Heldentenor, Meistersinger, accompaniment, alto, aria singer, baritenor, baritone, bass, basso, basso buffo, basso cantante, basso …
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