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Longa — can refer to any of the following: * The longa is a musical note twice as long in duration as a breve, appearing primarily in Early music. *Longa, a genre in Turkish and Arabic music * Longa is the name of a town and river in Angola. * Longa… … Wikipedia
Longa (Middle Eastern music) — A longa (Arabic: لونجا) is a genre in Turkish music that was adapted from the Gypsy music of Eastern Europe in the late 1800s. It was later adopted in Arabic music and is often performed at the end of a muwashshah .It generally uses an iqa… … Wikipedia
longa — I. /ˈlɒŋgə/ (say longguh) noun a note in medieval music equal to four semibreves or half the length of a large (def. 7). Also, long. {Medieval Latin, feminine of Latin longus long} II. /ˈlɒŋə/ (say longuh) preposition Aboriginal English 1.… …
longa — /long geuh, lawng /, n. Music. the second longest note in medieval mensural notation. Also, long. [1640 50; < L, fem. of longus LONG] * * * … Universalium
Italian music terminology — This is an article on the terminology used to describe the music of Italy. There is also an article on Italian musical terms used in English. Italian music terminology is comprised of words and phrased used in the discussion of the music of Italy … Wikipedia
Rest (music) — Pause as weak interior cadence from Lassus s Qui vult venire post me, mm. 3 5 … Wikipedia
Modus (medieval music) — In medieval music theory, the Latin term modus (meaning a measure , standard of measurement , quantity , size , length , or, rendered in English, mode) can be used in a variety of distinct senses. The most commonly used meaning today relates to… … Wikipedia
Buddha Bar (music) — The Buddha Bar music series is a compilation of lounge and chill out music released by George V records.The Buddha Bar series was started by Claude Challe who compiled and produced the first two albums. The series continues with different… … Wikipedia
1775 in music — Events * Premiere of Pierre Beaumarchais s play, The Barber of Seville , which will later provide material for more than one opera. * Premiere of Daniel J. Salisbury s play, What am I looking for? , it is suspenseful saga. *Wilhelm Hauser becomes … Wikipedia
rhythmic mode — ▪ music one of a group of music theoretical abstractions that seek to capture and codify the main rhythmic patterns of French (primarily Parisian) polyphony of the late 12th and 13th centuries. These patterns are observable in the simplest… … Universalium
