mensurable music
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mensurable — adjective a) measurable Mensurable music is song measured by long and short units of time. b) Having a fixed rhythm. See Also: mensural … Wiktionary
mensurable — [men′shər ə bəl] adj. [Fr < LL mensurabilis < mensurare: see MENSURATION] 1. that can be measured; measurable 2. Music MENSURAL mensurability n … English World dictionary
Medieval music — Periods of Western art music Early Medieval (500–1400) Renaissance (1400–1600) Baroque (1600–1760) Common practice Baroque (1600–1760) … Wikipedia
mensural music — noun also mensurable music Etymology: translation of Medieval Latin musica mensurabilis : polyphonic music originating in the 13th century with each note having a definite and exact time value compare gregorian chant * * * polyphonic music of the … Useful english dictionary
Petrus de Cruce — (Pierre de la Croix) was active as a cleric, composer and theorist in the late part of the 13th century. His main contribution was to the notational system. Life13th century composer, theorist, and scholar, Petrus de Cruce was apparently born in… … Wikipedia
primary — primary, primal, primordial, primitive, pristine, primeval, prime mean first in some respect (as order, character, or importance). Something primary comes first in the order of development or of progression. Sometimes the term means little more… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Historia de la notación en la música occidental — Partitura autógrafa de la primera página del preludio de la Suite para laúd n.º 3 en sol menor (BWV 995) de Johann Sebastian Bach, con notación escrita de su propia mano. La historia de la notación en la música occidental abarca unos dos mil… … Wikipedia Español
mensuration — n. calculation of measurements. ♦ mensurable, a. measurable; Music, rhythmic; composed in first ancient form of notation. ♦ mensurative, a. of use in measuring … Dictionary of difficult words
