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Cantus
UK
/ˈkæntəs/
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/ˈkæntəs/
Translation of "cantus" into Russian
cantus
Noun
UK
/ˈkæntəs/
US
/ˈkæntəs/
cantus / pl
canti pl
The choir performed a beautiful cantus during the concert.
Хор исполнил красивый кантус во время концерта.
Definitions
cantus
Noun
UK
/ˈkæntəs/
US
/ˈkæntəs/
A melody or song, especially one that is used as the principal theme in a polyphonic composition.
The cantus of the choral piece was beautifully harmonized by the accompanying voices.
A type of student song or traditional song sung in certain European universities.
During the university festival, the students gathered to sing a traditional cantus.
In medieval and Renaissance polyphony, the highest vocal part; the treble.
In the four-part mass, the cantus carries the principal melodic line above the other voices.