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Noun Concept
Categories: Renaissance music, Musical techniques, Medieval music theory
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cantus firmus  canti fermi  canti firmi  canto fermo  cantus-firmus
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A melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition WordNet 3.0
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A melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition WordNet 3.0
A pre-existing melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition; originally drawn from plainchant, but later drawn from other sources Open English WordNet
In music, a cantus firmus is a pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition. Wikipedia
A pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition Wikipedia Disambiguation
Pre-existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition Wikidata
A preexisting melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition. Wiktionary
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canti fermi, canti firmi, canto fermo, cantus-firmus, cantus firmi, Fixed song

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