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fauxbourdon
noun
faux·bour·don
Definition of fauxbourdon
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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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Origin and Etymology of fauxbourdon
French faux-bourdon, from Middle French, from faux false (from Latin falsus) + bourdon bass horn
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