paraphrase mass

noun

A musical setting of the Ordinary of the Mass that uses as its basis an elaborated version of a cantus firmus, typically chosen from plainsong or some other sacred source.

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Meanings

nounparaphrase mass (plural paraphrase masses)

plural paraphrase masses

  1. A musical setting of the Ordinary of the Mass that uses as its basis an elaborated version of a cantus firmus, typically chosen from plainsong or some other sacred source.
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