Cantus
Cantus (from Canto , the Latinized Italian word for song, melody) is the melodically prescribed or first invented voice in medieval polyphony (see Vox Principalis , tenor ). A number of musical terms are derived from it:
Cantus (from Canto , the Latinized Italian word for song, melody) is the melodically prescribed or first invented voice in medieval polyphony (see Vox Principalis , tenor ). A number of musical terms are derived from it: