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Firmus is an English word starting with the letter F. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Firmus in a sentence

Using Firmus

  • In the example corpus, firmus often appears in combinations such as: cantus firmus, firmus technique.

Context around Firmus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cantus 15× stem 1×

Often after:

masses 2× technique 1× sometimes 1× latin 1× marked 1×

Sentence patterns with Firmus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a cantus firmus 1× a cantus firmus as a 1× a cantus firmus it is 1× a cantus firmus marked the 1× a cantus firmus sometimes a 1× cantus firmus masses prior 1× famous cantus firmus masses are 1× latin cantus firmus in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

blackburn p 63 1× blackburn p 72 1× cantus firmus masses 1× classical sanskrit word 1× first species in 1× he rarely used 1×

Common sentence endings:

a cantus firmus 1× earlier imitative techniques 1× for fixed melody 1× hercules dux ferrarie 1× in all voices 1× in western music 1×

Words around Firmus

Just before it in the word index:

firmstone 2 firmsbloomberg 2 firms 3.765 firmness 97 firmly 1.217 firmitas 2

Just after it in the word index:

firmware 194 firouzja 2 firoz 17 firozabad 9 firoze 2 firozpur 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Firmus

  • In this selection, "firmus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cantus, stem, masses, technique and sometimes stand out and add context to how "firmus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a cantus firmus and a cantus firmus as a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "firmus" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with firmus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The practice of discant over a cantus firmus marked the beginnings of counterpoint in Western music. (16 words)

This tended to obscure the rhythm supplied by the cantus firmus that had been apparent in the medieval isorhythmic motet. (20 words)

He rarely used the cantus firmus technique, preferring the then-new Venetian polychoral manner, yet he was equally conversant with earlier imitative techniques. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

These compositions were texturally very similar to 15th century chansons in the formes fixes mold, except that unlike those completely secular works, they contained a chant -derived Latin cantus-firmus in the lowest of the three voices. (37 words)

Increasingly in the 14th and 15th centuries, motets tended to be isorhythmic ; that is, they employed repeated rhythmic patterns in all voices not only the cantus firmus which did not necessarily coincide with repeating melodic patterns. (36 words)

Species counterpoint was developed as a pedagogical tool in which students progress through several "species" of increasing complexity, with a very simple part that remains constant known as the cantus firmus (Latin for "fixed melody"). (35 words)

Example sentences (15)

Cantus-firmus masses Prior to Josquin's mature period, the most common technique for writing masses was the cantus firmus, a technique which had been in use already for most of the 15th century.

Blackburn, p. 63 While based on a cantus firmus, it is also a paraphrase mass, for fragments of the tune appear in all voices.

Blackburn, p. 72. Josquin's most famous cantus-firmus masses are the two based on the L'homme armé tune, which was the favorite tune for mass composition of the entire Renaissance.

Classical Sanskrit word dharmas would formally match with Latin o-stem firmus from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s "holding", were it not for its historical development from earlier Rigvedic n-stem.

First species In first species counterpoint, each note in every added part (parts being also referred to as lines or voices) sounds against one note in the cantus firmus.

He rarely used the cantus firmus technique, preferring the then-new Venetian polychoral manner, yet he was equally conversant with earlier imitative techniques.

Increasingly in the 14th and 15th centuries, motets tended to be isorhythmic ; that is, they employed repeated rhythmic patterns in all voices not only the cantus firmus which did not necessarily coincide with repeating melodic patterns.

Inside of his chansons, he often used a cantus firmus, sometimes a popular song whose origin can no longer be traced, as in Si j'avoye Marion.

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Milsom, p. 284 Some of them use a cantus firmus as a unifying device; some are canonic; some use a motto which repeats throughout; some use several of these methods.

Species counterpoint was developed as a pedagogical tool in which students progress through several "species" of increasing complexity, with a very simple part that remains constant known as the cantus firmus (Latin for "fixed melody").

The Missa Mater Patris is probably the first true parody mass to be composed, for it no longer contains any hint of a cantus firmus.

The notes of the cantus firmus are drawn from the musical syllables of the Duke's name in the following way: Ercole, Duke of Ferrara in Latin is Hercules Dux Ferrarie.

The practice of discant over a cantus firmus marked the beginnings of counterpoint in Western music.

These compositions were texturally very similar to 15th century chansons in the formes fixes mold, except that unlike those completely secular works, they contained a chant -derived Latin cantus-firmus in the lowest of the three voices.

This tended to obscure the rhythm supplied by the cantus firmus that had been apparent in the medieval isorhythmic motet.

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Common combinations with firmus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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