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Tonus (iii)  

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20 January 2001
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2001

Any plainchant recitation formula, e.g. tonus lectionum (lesson tone), toni psalmorum (psalm tones; see Psalm, §II ); also the reciting note itself, by which ‘tonus’ can be synonymous with the Latin ‘tenor’.

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Tonus (iv)  

Publication History:

Published in print:
20 January 2001
Published online:
2001

A church Mode , e.g. primus tonus (mode 1, or the Dorian mode), tonus authenticus, plagalis (authentic, plagal mode).