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Mediaeval Carols, edited by John Stevens. (Musica Britannica, Vol. IV). London: Stainer and Bell Ltd., 1952. xxii and 145 p., 2 pl.

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Mediaeval Carols, edited by John Stevens. (Musica Britannica, Vol. IV). London: Stainer and Bell Ltd., 1952. xxii and 145 p., 2 pl.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Otto Gombosi*
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Harvard University
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Copyright © Renaissance Society of America 1953

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(1) Tempus perfectum means triple time; the qualification cum prolatione majori means that each of the three beats is subdivided three times, usually transscribed as 9/8.

(2) Tempus imperfectum means duple time; the qualification cum prolatione majori means that each of the two beats is subdivided three times, usually transcribed as 6/8.

(3) An obvious notational device for expressing division into two-plus-two-plus-two beats in a general motion pattern of three-plus-three beats.