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canto fermo
/ ˈkæntəs ˈfɜːməs; ˈkæntəʊ ˈfɜːməʊ /
noun
- a melody that is the basis to which other parts are added in polyphonic music
- the traditional plainchant as prescribed by use and regulation in the Christian Church
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Word History and Origins
Origin of canto fermo1
Italian, from Medieval Latin, literally: fixed song
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Example Sentences
Choral music in all ages has tended to consist largely of counterpoint on a canto fermo (see Contrapuntal Forms).
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In the very sound of it there is a canto fermo; it proceeds as by a chant.
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In the simplest cases the Canto Fermo has notes of equal length and is unbroken in flow.
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In life we have destiny from which there is no escape; in counterpoint we have the canto fermo of which not a note may be altered.
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The morning service closed at half-past one with a hymn in canto fermo.
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