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Rules for building cantus firmus in Fux
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Cantus firmus rules
The following characteristics are typical of all well formed cantus firmi:length of about 8–16 notes.arhythmic (all whole notes; no long or short note...
What is considered a proper Cantus Firmus?
The note durations are of equal value, with the whole note being the traditional value. The range of the cantus firmus melody is usually no more than ...
What is cantus firmi?
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Cantus firmus examples
There are numerous other examples of secular cantus firmi used for composition of masses; some of the most famous include: “Se la face ay pale” (Dufay...
What is cantus firmus quizlet
Cantus Firmus. an existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition often taken from a gregorian chant. Fixed Melody. Humanism. Renaissan...
Cantus firmus period
Cantus firmus, Latin for fixed song, was first developed in the Medieval Period. Originally, it was a chant foundation above which another melody was ...