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ars antiqua

Arz An-TEE-kwah

[Latin, ancient art]

Term used by 14th century composers to distinguish the French sacred polyphonic musical style of the 13th century (c. 1260 - 1320) from that of the ars nova (new art). The term 'antiqua' is now generally extended to include the earlier music of the Notre Dame period (that of Léonin and Pérotin), thus covering the musical styles from c. 1160 - 1320.

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