euouae

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euouae

(juːˈuːɪ)
n
(Music, other) music (in medieval music) a mnemonic used to recall the sequence of tones in a particular passage of the Gloria Patri
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This year, we invited vocalists from the OLIO choir to join us for EUOUAE. Nor would we have the tradition of the opening of spring in the 'Japanese garden in Long Beach, California with my GArdenME/zaHRAda, performed there every year by Martin Herman and his CSULB Laptop Ensemble.
The longest word allowed with only vowels is EUOUAE (a Gregorian cadence).
When the interrogation began, one senator immediately launched his sesquipedalian monologue, forcing others to just tsk-tsk (a word containing only consonants expressing utter disapproval), or quietly say through their noses, Houyhnhnms (aword that imitates the neighing of horses), or distract themselves by humming euouae (a long word composed only of vowels used to indicate the tune of a medieval chant).
Also characteristic of most antiphons is the ending "EUOUAE" These are the vowels present in the phrase "Et in seculum seculorum, amen" and the notes indicated in most modern editions show where the note changes should occur.
TV tarted / varved TY patent / payeny TW tillot / willow TZ Tantalian / Zanzalian UV euouae / evovae UY tutu / Ty Ty (GA)
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