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Cantus

Same language (Latin)

Latin

melody at the top of a polyphonic piece, often set over a tenor line

Cancrizans

Same language (Latin)

Latin

a tune repeated so that the original order of notes is reversed the last note become the first, the penultimate note becomes…

Ternary form

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a three section form in which the first section A is repeated, often with some changes, after a middle section B, thus the fo…

Decima

Same language (Latin)

Latin

interval covering ten degrees of the scale; octave and a third

Dies irae

Same language (Latin)

Latin

a principal movement in the Requiem

Aleatory

Same language (Latin)

Latin

a compositional technique where the choice of pitch, rhythmic value and order of events is left to chance

Dona nobis pacem

Same language (Latin)

Latin

the closing movement in the Mass

Aleatoric

Same language (Latin)

Latin

a compositional technique where the choice of pitch, rhythmic value and order of events is left to chance