Accentus (disambiguation)

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Accentus (or accentus ecclesiasticus) is a Church music term.

Accentus

Accentus is a style of church music that emphasizes spoken word. It is often contrasted with concentus, an alternative style that emphasizes harmony. The terms accentus and concentus were probably introduced by Andreas Ornithoparchus in his Musicae Activae Micrologus, Leipzig, 1517. "Concentus might be chief ruler over all things that are sung...and Accentus over all things that are read," according to Ornithoparchus. The style is also known as liturgical recitative, though it differs in some important ways from other types of recitative.

Accentus may also refer to:

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Accentus Music is a German classical music record label and production company founded in March of 2010 in Leipzig Germany, where the company is based. The label produces audio recordings (CD) and video (DVD/Blu-ray).

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