Tonus(iii)
Extract
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’.
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’.