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Noun: modal notation
  1. One of the rhythmic modes of the medieval music.
    "Modal notation was developed by the composers of the Notre Dame school from 1170 to 1250, replacing the even and unmeasured rhythm of early polyphony and plainchant with patterns based on the metric feet of classical poetry, and was the first step towards the development of modern mensural notation."

Type of: musical notation

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