Usually means: Medieval harmony, parallel perfect fourths.
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  1. fauxbourdon: Merriam-Webster
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  3. fauxbourdon: Dictionary.com
  4. Fauxbourdon: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wikipedia (Fauxbourdon)

noun:  Fauxbourdon (also fauxbordon, and also commonly two words: faux bourdon or faulx bourdon, and in Italian falso bordone) – French for false drone – is a technique of musical harmonisation used in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, particularly by composers of the Burgundian School.


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