canˇtus firˇmus
canˇtus firˇmus/ˌkan(t)əs ˈfərməs/
noun
an existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition.
"this four-part mass uses as its cantus firmus a popular French tune"
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In music, a cantus firmus ("fixed melody") is a pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition.
1. a medieval form of church singing; chant 2. Also called: canto the highest part in a piece of choral music 3. (in 15th- or 16th-century music) a piece of ...
Cantus firmus, preexistent melody, such as a plainchant excerpt, underlying a polyphonic musical composition (one consisting of several independent voices or ...
1. cantus firmus 2. the principal melody or voice Word History First Known Use 1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1.
Nov 26, 2019 ˇ A cantus firmus is a preexistent melody that forms the basis of a larger musical work. Source melodies in the cantus firmus tradition have generally been ...
Jan 10, 2015 ˇ Cantus firmus literally means "fixed song"; so yes, it's basically the line(s) that you're writing counterpoint against. The assumption ...
Jun 9, 2016 ˇ Cantus firmus is a fixed tune around which polyphonic choral music is developed. Cantus firmus: 'firm melody' – if that sounds a reassuring ...
1. (Classical Music) a medieval form of church singing; chant ˇ 2. (Classical Music) Also called: canto the highest part in a piece of choral music ˇ 3. ( ...
The cantus firmus is a fixed melody derived from plainchant. It was historically used in multi-voiced polyphonic sacred song settings.
(Lat.). 'Song', 'melody'. The term has been used more specifically to denote the highest voice-part in a polyphonic work.
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