A harmonic style based on a succession of first-inversion triads in parallel motion. It also refers to a four-part English chant from the 16th century with the cantus firmus in the tenor voice.
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A harmonic style based on a succession of first-inversion triads in parallel motion. It also refers to a four-part English chant from the 16th century with the cantus firmus in the tenor voice.