musica ficta

[ myoo-zi-kuh-fik-tuh; Latin moo-si-kah fik-tah ]

/ ˈmyu zɪ kə ˈfɪk tə; Latin ˈmu sɪˌkɑ ˈfɪk tɑ /

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noun

the use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.

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Also mu·si·ca fal·sa

[myoo-zi-kuh-fawl-suh; Latin moo-si-kah fahl-sah]. /ˈmyu zɪ kə ˈfɔl sə; Latin ˈmu sɪˌkɑ ˈfɑl sɑ/.

Origin of musica ficta

First recorded in 1795–1805, musica ficta is from Medieval Latin mūsica ficta, literally, “fashioned music”

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How to use musica ficta in a sentence

Unde dolens regina, in thalamo ficta infirmitate decubans, quasi uulpecula latitabat.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
The latter is 'feigned' music, or Musica Ficta, which at this time was the art of dislocating the 'Mi,' so as to change the key.
Shakespeare and Music|Edward W. Naylor
The feature of this dramatic-musical novelty was its musica-parlante—a species of monody, or declamation, claimed to be la Grec.
Verdi: Man and Musician|Frederick James Crowest
In tempo in cui ebbi l'onore di darle Lezzione di Musica in Berlino.
The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock

Happily I had made friends with a young man of Taormina—capo della musica—who happened to be at the station.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare