in nomine

British  

/ -ˌniː, ɪn ˈnɒmɪˌneɪ /

noun

1. music any of several pieces of music of the 16th or 17th centuries for keyboard or for a consort of viols, based on a cantus firmus derived from the Vespers antiphon Gloria tibi Trinitas

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Etymology

Origin of in nomine

from Latin in nomine Jesu in the name of Jesus, the first words of an introit for which this type of music was originally composed

Example Sentences

Byrd’s fantasia “Two Parts in One” and complex setting of the “In Nomine” tune showcased that composer’s contrapuntal rigor, harmonic invention and melodic fancy.

From Washington Post

But instead of just associating notes with temperatures, she took it one step farther, deciding to ground her work in the baroque period by using a style of music called the In Nomine.

From The Verge

The short piece, In Nomine Terra Calens, translates to “In the Name of a Warming Earth.”

From The Verge

Savall did not shy away from the more problematic aspects of history, including the crusading ideology of troubadour Macabru’s “Pax! In nomine Domini.”

From Washington Post

Per intercessionem beati Antonii Abbatis, h�c animalia liberantur a malis, in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.

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