Ars Antiqua

[ahrz an-tee-kwuh, ahrs-]

Ars An·ti·qua

[ahrz an-tee-kwuh, ahrs-]
noun Music.
the style of composition characteristic of the 13th century, especially in France.
Compare Ars Nova.


Origin:
< Medieval Latin: ancient art
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Ars Antiqua is always a great word to know.
So is coda. Does it mean:
rest equal in time value to an eighth note
passage at the end of a composition used to bring it to a satisfactory close
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