Ars Nova

American  

[ahrz noh-vuh, ahrs] / ˈɑrz ˈnoʊ və, ˈɑrs /

noun

Music.

1. the style of composition characteristic of the 14th century in France and Italy.

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ars nova British  

/ ˈɑːz ˈnəʊvə /

noun

1. a style of music of the 14th century, characterized by great freedom and variety of rhythm and melody contrasted with the strictness of the music of the 13th century

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Etymology

Origin of Ars Nova

< Medieval Latin: new art

Example Sentences

The singers, the Ars Nova Copenhagen, are the real stars.

From Los Angeles Times

In the first segment of “Travels,” Monaco’s new autobiographical show that opened at Ars Nova in Manhattan on Monday, the playwright and performer tells the audience that he was itching to talk on a recent ride from the Los Angeles airport when the driver handed him an audio cable so he could put on music, opening the door to conversation.

From New York Times

What initially intrigued Moayed about this version of “A Doll’s House” was Herzog, whose short play — “Gina From Yoga Two, Is That Your Boyfriend?” — he’d acted in at the Off Broadway incubator Ars Nova in 2010.

From New York Times

In 2002, Jenny and Jon Steingart founded the Off Broadway incubator Ars Nova as a way of honoring Jenny’s brother, Gabriel Wiener, who in 1997 died of a brain aneurysm at the age of 26.

From New York Times

Though Ars Nova’s close-knit extended family has had to adjust to the prospect of a future without one of its parents, the artists are trying to do what they’ve always done: stay positive and persevere.

From New York Times