musica ficta
[ myoo-zi-kuh fik-tuh; Latin moo-si-kah fik-tah ]
/ ˈmyu zɪ kə ˈfɪk tə; Latin ˈmu sɪˌkɑ ˈfɪk tɑ /
noun
the use of chromatically altered tones in the contrapuntal music of the 10th to the 16th centuries.
Also
mu·si·ca fal·sa
[myoo-zi-kuh fawl-suh; Latin moo-si-kah fahl-sah] /ˈmyu zɪ kə ˈfɔl sə; Latin ˈmu sɪˌkɑ ˈfɑl sɑ/.
Origin of musica ficta
First recorded in 1795–1805,
musica ficta is from the Medieval Latin word
mūsica ficta, literally, fashioned music