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Ars Nova

American

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

noun

Music.

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

ars nova British

/ ˈɑːz ˈnəʊvə /

noun

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024

“But I’m really glad that what Ars Nova has given does sustain. Putting people on course and giving them a chance — what better gift is that?”

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

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 • May 8, 2023

Which is a shame, because the musical, originally developed off-Broadway at Ars Nova, could use dramaturgical refinement.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2022

Ars Nova, the prominent Off Broadway incubator, is switching to such a system for its coming season.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022

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