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Mensural notation is the musical notation system used for polyphonic European vocal music from the late 13th century until the early 17th century. The term "mensural" refers to the ability of this system to describe precisely measured rhythmic durations in terms of numerical proportions amongst note values.
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Evidence on both sides of the argument is compelling; for example 17th-century English writings recommending unequal playing (Roger North's autobiographical Notes of Me, written around 1695, describes the practice explicitly, in reference to English lute music), as well as François Couperin, who wrote in L'art de toucher le clavecin (1716 ...
During the medieval period, Tiro's notation system was taught in European monasteries and expanded to a total of about 13,000 signs. [3] The use of Tironian notes lasted into the 17th century. A few Tironian signs are still used today. [4] [5]
1.1 16th century. 1.2 17th century. 1.3 18th century. ... Musical settings of sayings of Jesus on the cross are compositions which set seven short phrases uttered by ...
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Like the harpsichord, the virginals has its origins in the psaltery, to which a keyboard was applied, probably in the 15th century. The first mention of the word is in Paulus Paulirinus of Prague's (1413–1471) Tractatus de musica , of around 1460, where he writes: "The virginal is an instrument in the shape of a clavichord, having metal ...
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