cantus

Cantus is a full-time, professional vocal chamber ensemble, made up of eight men singing in a TTBB (tenor, tenor, baritone, bass), changed male voice arrangement. The artists are self-led, with programming and musical direction coming from within the group itself.

song Latin: song, from canere to sing.

(Lat.). 'Song', 'melody'. The term has been used more specifically to denote the highest voice-part in a polyphonic work; see part (1).

There are numerous other examples of secular cantus firmi used for composition of masses; some of the most famous include: “Se la face ay pale” (Dufay), “Fortuna desperata” (attributed to Antoine Busnois), “Fors seulement” (Johannes Ockeghem), “Mille Regretz,” “Pange lingua” (Josquin), and “Westron Wynde” (anonymous).

Minneapolis Based in: Minneapolis, United States.

History – Cantus. Cantus was founded in 1986 by a group of teenage girls who wanted to sing in a choir where they themselves could be in charge. More than 20 years later, Cantus is still a choir which likes to follow its own ideas.

Cantus Sentence Examples It is highly doubtful, however, whether he had anything to do either with the Antiphonary or with the invention or revival of the cantus planes; it is certain that he was not the founder of the Roman singing-school, though he may have interested himself in its endowment and extension.

cantus firmus, (Latin: “fixed song”, ) plural Cantus Firmi, preexistent melody, such as a plainchant excerpt, underlying a polyphonic musical composition (one consisting of several independent voices or parts).

Let's recap!

1. Use only one rhythmic value: the whole note.
2. Compose using fairly small intervallic movements between pitches.
3. The first note of your cantus firmus must also be the last note.
4. There should only be one note that is a large intervallic leap and considered to be the “climax” of the melody.

cantus firmus, (Latin: “fixed song”, ) plural Cantus Firmi, preexistent melody, such as a plainchant excerpt, underlying a polyphonic musical composition (one consisting of several independent voices or parts).

Minneapolis, MN Based in arts-friendly Minneapolis, MN, Cantus tours an average of 13 weeks a year, performs an expansive home concert series of five different subscription programs, and has an active schedule of education outreach both in the Twin Cities and across the country.

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