Italian Ars Nova

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Italian Ars Nova was a stylistically innovative late medieval Italian musical movement of the 14th century, characterized by increased rhythmic complexity, secular song forms, and the works of composers such as Francesco Landini.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Italian Ars Nova canonical 3
Italian Ars nova 1
Italian Trecento 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century musical style
medieval music style
musical movement
characterizedBy complex mensural notation
increased rhythmic complexity
isorhythm
melismatic vocal lines
secular song forms
three-voice textures
use of syncopation
countryOfOrigin Italy
distinguishedBy preference for smoother melodic lines
prominent use of the ballata form
distinguishedFrom French Ars Nova
documentedIn Codex Faenza
Squarcialupi Codex
field music history
follows Italian Ars Antiqua
genre sacred music
secular music
hasCenter Florence
Northern Italy
hasCulturalContext Italian Trecento
hasEndTime late 14th century
hasNotableComposer Andrea da Firenze
Bartolino da Padova
Donato da Cascia
Francesco Landini
Gherardello da Firenze
Giovanni da Firenze
Jacopo da Bologna
Lorenzo Masini
hasStartTime 14th century
historicalPeriod Late Middle Ages
influenced Trecento music
early Renaissance music
influencedBy French Ars Nova
partOf Ars nova
linked to: Ars Nova
relatedTo Ars subtilior
Italian madrigal
studiedIn medieval musicology
usesLanguage Italian
usesMusicalForm ballata
caccia
madrigal
usesNotationSystem mensural notation

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trecento musicStyle Italian Ars Nova
On the Fates of Famous Men literaryPeriod Italian Trecento
linked to: Italian Ars Nova
Francesco Landini associatedWith Italian Ars nova
linked to: Italian Ars Nova
Giovanni da Cascia artisticMovement Italian Ars Nova
Jacopo da Bologna style Italian Ars Nova