innomine
noun
in·nom·i·ne
(ˈ)inˈnäməˌnā,
-ˌnē,
-ˈnōməˌnā
plural -s
: an English polyphonic composition of the 16th and 17th centuries written for an instrumental ensemble (as for viols and keyboard) and using as a cantus firmus a fragment of plainsong from the antiphon for Trinity Sunday
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