mensuralism

English

Etymology

mensural +‎ -ism

Noun

mensuralism (uncountable)

1. (music) European system(s) of musical notation, in use in different forms from c.1260 to c.1600, in which each note was given an exact time value

Related terms

• mensural
• mensuration
• mensuralist

Translations

system of musical notation

• Italian: mensuralismo m

Further reading

• Mensural Notation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia