- Cassation (music)
Cassation is a minor form consisting of a suite of
18th Century short musical works, usually played outside [cite encyclopedia
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Court of Cassation , so some feel that the march signaled the end of a court session and some marching outside. Others say it came from the German "gausse," meaning alley [Ulrich, p. 133] . Others take the word which implies broken pieces, since each one is so short.Footnotes
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last = Ulrich
first = Homer
title = Chamber Music
publisher = Columbia University Press
year = 1966
isbn=0-066-17909-X
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