chace
chace — noun
1. a type of song from 14th-century France in which two or more voices sing the sam
a type of song from 14th-century France in which two or more voices sing the same melody one after the other, all at the same pitch, so that each voice seems to chase the one before it
Dr. Nakamura played a recording of a 14th-century chace for her early music class.
domain: historical music
The choir sang a chace from the Ivrea Codex during the medieval music festival.
Professor Okonkwo introduced a 14th-century chace to the graduate music seminar.
Lucia transcribed a three-voice chace from the Montpellier Codex for her musicology thesis.
- caccia
the Italian equivalent of the same period, which also means 'hunt' in Italian
用法筆記
Pronounced /ʃas/ (shahs) in the French manner, or /tʃeɪs/ in English-influenced musicological contexts. The word is related to 'chase' because the voices appear to pursue one another.