mensural music, mensural notation.
Terms meaning ‘measured music’ and ‘measured notation’. They were used originally to distinguish polyphony and its notation from plainchant (which was sung in free rhythm). More technically, they apply to music in which each note-type has a clearly defined value. This system was established in the 13th century (... ...
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