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... fauxbourdon ( q.v. ) . Falstaff , Sir John , perhaps the greatest and most famous comic character in all English literature , whose characterization was totally the original creation of William Shakespeare . In the two plays of Henry IV ...
... fauxbourdon ( q.v. ) . Falstaff , Sir John , perhaps the greatest and most famous comic character in all English literature , whose characterization was totally the original creation of William Shakespeare . In the two plays of Henry IV ...
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... fauxbourdon was employed by the Burgundi- an and Netherlandish composers who domi- nated European music during the 15th cen- tury . It was widely utilized in simple musical settings of psalms and hymns . More elaborate compositions were ...
... fauxbourdon was employed by the Burgundi- an and Netherlandish composers who domi- nated European music during the 15th cen- tury . It was widely utilized in simple musical settings of psalms and hymns . More elaborate compositions were ...
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... fauxbourdon ; gymel ; homophony ; monody ; organum ; poly- phony ; polytonality ; thorough bass drone : bourdon ; drone ; pedal point harmonic mode : cadence ; key ; modulation ; to- nality ornamentation : Appoggiatura ; suspension ...
... fauxbourdon ; gymel ; homophony ; monody ; organum ; poly- phony ; polytonality ; thorough bass drone : bourdon ; drone ; pedal point harmonic mode : cadence ; key ; modulation ; to- nality ornamentation : Appoggiatura ; suspension ...
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