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musica ficta

musica ficta noun: the use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.

Noun

musica ficta (uncountable)

  1. The use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.
    Synonyms:
    musica falsa

Synonyms of musica ficta

  • musica falsa

Origin of musica ficta

From Medieval Latin mūsica ficta (literally “fashioned music”).

Questions about musica ficta

What does musica ficta mean?
Musica ficta means the use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.
What part of speech is musica ficta?
Musica ficta is a noun.

Words near musica ficta in the dictionary

  1. music volute
  2. music volutes
  3. music-stick
  4. music-sticks
  5. music-wise
  6. musica ficta
  7. musica universalis
  8. musicaholic
  9. musicaholics
  10. musical
  11. musical bow

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