clausula

American  

[klaw-zhuh-luh] / ˈklɔ ʒə lə /

noun

Music.

plural

clausulae

1. an ornamented cadence especially in early Renaissance music.

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Other Word Forms

• clausular adjective

Etymology

Origin of clausula

< Latin: a closing, conclusion, equivalent to claus ( us ) (past participle of claudere to close) + -ula -ule

Example Sentences

In every clausula there is a basis followed by a cadence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Rhythm pervades the whole sentence but is most important at the end or clausula, where the swell of the period sinks to rest.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Caeterum talis clausula habetur in mea Bulla quod extra meum episcopatum etiam cum licentia ordinarii non possem exercere pontificalia.

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 by

Therefore, the clausula at the end of the papal letter, pauperibus gratis dentur propter Deum, pleased me wonderfully.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav

Similar rules apply to the membra of the sentence, though in these the S and P forms are more frequent, harmony being restored in the clausula.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various