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2024
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Musica Ficta in the 16th Century – Composers rarely notated sharps and flats in madrigals, chansons, and motets, as they expected singers to apply signa chromatica during performance. Discussion of the principles surrounding the extempore addition of sharps and flats, as well as practical examples.
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musica ficta, accidentals, chromatic alterations, singing, madrigal, chanson, motet