SINCE 1828
fauxbourdon
noun
faux·bour·don
| \ ˈfōbə(r)ˌdän\
plural -s
Definition of fauxbourdon
1
: harmonic progressions of the 15th century characterized by parallel fourths in the two upper voices and based chiefly on parallel sixth chords
2
: a sacred homophonic choral composition
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