cantigas

Noun

cantiga (plural cantigas)

1. A medieval monophonic song, sometimes religious, characteristic of the Galician-Portuguese lyric.
   • The most immediately engaging work here was Roberto Sierra’s “Güell Concert” (2006). Mr. Sierra uses a medieval Spanish cantiga as the work’s motto, but leaps quickly into modern rhythmic and harmonic complexities.2007 October 1, Allan Kozinn, “Juilliard’s New Semester Starts With New Music”, in New York Times