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"What is meant by the expression Ars nova in the 14th century?"
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Zoë McKellar 9806752 History of Music Period One Assignment Four "What is meant by the expression Ars nova in the 14th century?" May 2001 What is meant by the expression Ars nova in the 14th century? During the early fourteenth century there occurred an imperative stylistic change in music, now commonly known as the "Ars nova" period. The term "Ars nova" means quite literally "new art" when translated from the Latin and refers to the new way of thinking of composers at his time. The term itself was initially used by one of the leading French composers of the time, Philippe de Vitry. The resulting music reflected the ingenuity of the composers working at the time giving them increased ability to express mood and emotion in their works. De Vitry not only coined the new phrase but was the forbearer in a new system of notation which included time signatures, giving rhythmic autonomy where there had...
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