musica ficta

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What does musica ficta mean?

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

Where does musica ficta come from?

From Medieval Latin mūsica ficta (literally “fashioned music”).

How to pronounce musica ficta

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