Concinnity

Concinnity

Concinnity is the harmonious or purposeful reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art. Generally the higher the art, the higher the degree of concinnity.

Concinnity comes from the Latin "concintas", meaning skillfully put together. Although the concept of concinnity can apply to any object or situation, it is most commonly used in the discussion of music.

An example of concinnity would be when the various parts of a piece of music (melody, harmony, sound, rhythm, growth, etc.) reinforce each other, conveying the meaning by the form.

See also

* Gesamtkunstwerk


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  • Concinnity — Con*cin ni*ty, n. [L. concinnitas, fr. concinnus skillfully put together, beautiful. Of uncertain origin.] Internal harmony or fitness; mutual adaptation of parts; elegance; used chiefly of style of discourse. [R.] [1913 Webster] An exact… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • concinnity — index accordance (understanding), conformity (agreement), consensus, proportion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2 …   Law dictionary

  • concinnity — [kən sin′ə tē] n. pl. concinnities [L concinnitas < concinnus, skillfully joined, beautiful < * con cid nos, cut together (so as to fit) < com , with + base of caedere, to cut: see CIDE] a skillful arrangement of parts; harmony; elegance …   English World dictionary

  • concinnity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Latin concinnitas, from concinnus skillfully put together Date: 1531 harmony or elegance of design especially of literary style in adaptation of parts to a whole or to each other …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • concinnity — /keuhn sin i tee/, n., pl. concinnities. 1. Rhet. a. a close harmony of tone as well as logic among the elements of a discourse. b. an instance of this. 2. any harmonious adaptation of parts. [1525 35; < L concinnitas, equiv. to concinn(us)… …   Universalium

  • concinnity — noun The harmonious reinforcement of the various parts of a work of art. Ant: inconcinnity …   Wiktionary

  • concinnity — [kən sɪnɪti] noun rare elegance of literary or artistic style. Origin C16: from L. concinnitas, from concinnus skilfully put together …   English new terms dictionary

  • concinnity — con·cin·ni·ty …   English syllables

  • concinnity — con•cin•ni•ty [[t]kənˈsɪn ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) rht harmony of tone as well as logic among the elements of a discourse 2) any harmonious adaptation of parts • Etymology: 1525–35; < L concinnitās=concinn(us) neatly arranged …   From formal English to slang

  • concinnity — /kənˈsɪnəti/ (say kuhn sinuhtee) noun (plural concinnities) 1. Rhetoric a. a close harmony of tone as well as logic among the elements of a discourse. b. an instance of this effect. 2. any harmonious adaptation of parts. {Latin concinnitas, from… …  

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