machicotage
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Machicotage
The practice of embellishing certain sections of plainchant to add solemnity; widespread in France and Italy since the Middle Ages, it consisted chiefly in the addition of passing notes.
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machicotage
IN BRIEF: Embellishment of solo part of plain song by the insertion of ornaments between the authentic tones.
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