quodlibet

Meanings

• noun

  A musical composition of various tunes interwoven in a pleasing manner.

  - "In the medieval feast, a quodlibet was a musical composition that combined various tunes in a harmonious way."
  - "The quodlibet was a favorite form of entertainment during the Renaissance period."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with quodlibet
modelet , codillet , modelet

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Variants

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quodlibet , quodlibets

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Etymology

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From Latin quod libet, what pleases, from quod 'what' + libet 'pleases'.

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Trivia

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1. Quodlibets were often performed as a form of competition between musicians.

2. The term 'quodlibet' is also used in mathematics to refer to a set of equations with multiple solutions.

3. The earliest known quodlibet is believed to be a 13th-century French composition called 'Quodlibet de Notre Dame'.

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Related Concepts

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1. medieval music: Quodlibet is a significant contribution to the development of medieval music.

2. counterpoint: Quodlibet is an early example of counterpoint, the interweaving of multiple melodies in a musical composition.

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Culture

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Quodlibet was a popular form of music during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. Composers would weave together various melodies in a pleasing manner, often using contrasting or complementary tunes. Quodlibets were often performed at feasts and celebrations.

How to Memorize "quodlibet"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a musical composition where various tunes are interwoven in a pleasing manner.

2. associate
   

   - Associate quodlibet with a harmonious musical composition.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Quodlibet' - 'Q' for Quod, 'u' for Libet.

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