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Ars Antiqua

American  
[ahrz an-tee-kwuh, ahrs-] / ˈɑrz ænˈti kwə, ˈɑrs- /

noun

Music.

  1. the style of composition characteristic of the 13th century, especially in France.

Etymology

Origin of Ars Antiqua

< Medieval Latin: ancient art

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Highlights include performances by violinist Gunar Letzbor and his ensemble Ars Antiqua Austria, and Vaclav Luks’s ensemble Collegium 1704 playing baroque repertoire from Prague.

From Reuters

They were regarded by their contemporaries as exponents of the ars nova, in contradistinction to the Franconian teaching, which was called ars antiqua.

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