motu
Definition of the Latin term motu in music:
- motion, movement
Language
Latin
Singular
motu
Plural
motibus
Combinations
Latin musical terms that include motu:
- canon motu contrario – canon in contrary motion (mirror canon)
- canon motu contrario e recto – canon in contrary and direct motion
- canon motu recto – canon in direct motion
- motu contrario – contrary motion
- motu proprio – of one's own free will
- motu recto – direct motion
- motus – motion, movement
- per motu contrario – by means of inversion
Musical examples
Music scores that include motu:
- Sergey Taneyev: Choral varié (1914) Page 1