falsobordone

Definition of the Italian term falsobordone in music:

  1. falsobordone (four-part vocal homophonic harmonization of a Psalm tone, not to be confused with fauxbourdon, which is a different tradition of composition)
Language
Italian
Singular
falsobordone
Plural
falsibordoni
Variant
falso bordone

Related terms

Italian musical terms related to falsobordone:

  • bordone – drone (continuous note of low pitch)...
  • falso – false, wrong, fake