2. (Mus.) A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
polyphonist — n. 1. Ventriloquist. 2. Contrapuntist … New dictionary of synonyms
polyphonist — po·lyph·o·nist … English syllables
polyphonist — pəˈlifənə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: polyphony + ist : one skilled in polyphony : contrapuntist … Useful english dictionary
Costanzo Festa — A collection of polyphonic hymns and Magnificats by Costanzo Festa; this is the earliest surviving such collection by a single composer in the Vatican archive Costanzo Festa (ca. 1485–1490 – 10 April 1545) was an Italian composer of the… … Wikipedia
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Canticum Sacrum — ad Honorem Sancti Marci Nominis is a 17 minute choral orchestral piece composed in 1955 by Igor Stravinsky (1882 1971) in tribute To the City of Venice, in praise of its Patron Saint, the Blessed Mark, Apostle. The piece is compact and… … Wikipedia
William Edward Love — (1806–1867), impressionist.BiographyLove, son of a merchant in the city of London, was born in London 6 Feb. 1806, and was educated at Harlow in Essex and at Nelson House Academy, Wimbledon, Surrey. At the age of twelve, while still at school, he … Wikipedia
Gaston Litaize — Gaston Gilbert Litaize (August 11, 1909 August 5, 1991) was a French organist and composer. Considered one of the 20th century masters of the French organ [ [http://www.france orgue.fr/durufle/index.php?zpg=drf.ocp International Organ Competition … Wikipedia
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Introduction — Sacred music is a universal phenomenon of humanity. Where there is faith, there is music to express it. Every major religious tradition and most minor ones have music and have it in abundance and variety. There is music to accompany ritual and … Historical dictionary of sacred music
