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cantus

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cantus [ˈkæntəs]
n pl -tus
1. (Music / Classical Music) a medieval form of church singing; chant
2. (Music / Classical Music) Also called canto the highest part in a piece of choral music
3. (Music / Classical Music) (in 15th- or 16th-century music) a piece of choral music, usually secular, in polyphonic style
[Latin: song, from canere to sing]


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According to Bonhoeffer, the church's cantus firm us, its fixed traditional melody, must remain in place yet invite the addition and innovation of other voices into the flow of the music.
 
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