Mensuration
21mensuration — n. calculation of measurements. ♦ mensurable, a. measurable; Music, rhythmic; composed in first ancient form of notation. ♦ mensurative, a. of use in measuring …
22mensuration — n. 1 measuring. 2 Math. the measuring of geometric magnitudes such as the lengths of lines, areas of surfaces, and volumes of solids. Etymology: LL mensuratio (as MENSURABLE) …
23Canon (music) — In music, a canon is a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration (e.g., quarter rest, one measure, etc.). The initial melody is called the leader (or dux), while the… …
24Mensural notation — A manuscript page of early mensural notation, late 14th century. The Agnus Dei of the Barcelona Mass. Mensural notation is the musical notation system which was used in European music from the later part of the 13th century until about 1600.… …
25History of trigonometry — The history of trigonometry and of trigonometric functions may span about 4000 years.EtymologyOur modern word sine is derived from the Latin word sinus , which means bay or fold , from a mistranslation (via Arabic) of the Sanskrit word jiva ,… …
26Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales — Agnus Dei II, from Josquin s Missa L homme armé super voces musicales, in the original publication by Ottaviano Petrucci (1502). A realization in modern notation is given below. The Missa L homme armé super voces musicales is the first of the two …
27MESURE — DÈS qu’un phénomène d’apparence bien définie est justiciable d’une quantification, de manière répétable et suffisamment précise, il est considéré comme une grandeur . On peut caractériser son état ou son intensité par un nombre ou valeur et faire …
28mensurer — ⇒MENSURER, verbe trans. Rare. Soumettre à la mensuration. A. [Correspond à mensuration A] Longue conversation avec le docteur Toulouse, médecin de Sainte Anne, qui vient, avec l aide de spécialistes, vous mensurer l ouïe, la vue, l odorat, enfin… …
29Josquin des Prez — 1611 woodcut of Josquin des Prez, copied from a now lost oil painting done during his lifetime[1] Josquin des Prez [Josquin Lebloitte dit Desprez] (French pronunciation: [ʒɔskɛ̃ depʁe]; c. 1450 to 1455 – 27 August 1521), often referred to… …
30Missa prolationum — The Missa prolationum is a musical setting of the Ordinary of the Mass, by Johannes Ockeghem, dating from the second half of the 15th century. Based on freely written material probably composed by Ockeghem himself, and consisting entirely of… …
