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musica ficta
[ myoo-zi-kuh fik-tuh; Latin moo-si-kah fik-tah ]
noun
- the use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of musica ficta1
First recorded in 1795–1805, musica ficta is from Medieval Latin mÅ«sica ficta, literally, “fashioned musicâ€
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In due time singers of that period became likewise very proficient in improvising free parts about a given melody or cantus firmus, a practice indicated by the term "musica ficta" which was beneficial in stimulating the imagination to a genuine musical activity.
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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.
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