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Definition: ALAMIRE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The lowest note but one in Guido Aretino's scale of music.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Alamire" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Alamire \A`la*mi"re\, noun. [Compounded of la mi re, names of notes in the musical scale.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ALAMIRE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] The lowest note but one, in Guido Aretine's scale of music. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: ALAMIRE

Expressions Definition
Pierre Alamire Pierre Alamire (also Petrus Alamire) (c.1470 - June 26, 1536) was a German-Netherlandish music copyist, composer, instrumentalist, mining engineer, merchant, diplomat, and spy of the Renaissance. He was one of the most skilled music scribes of his time, and many now-famous works of Franco-Flemish composers owe their survival to his work; in addition he was a spy for the court of Henry VIII. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: ALAMIRE

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