Plica
(PLEE-kah)
[Sp., stem] - [Lat., fold]
The Spanish term for
stem
.
Also
[Eng.]
stem
;
[Fr.]
queue
;
[Ger.]
Hals
;
[Ger.]
Notenhals
;
[It.]
asta
;
[It.]
gamba
;
[Sp.]
plica
.
An
ornament
in
Medieval
music
,
notated
by a short dash extending from the
head
of the
note
. The
plica
was probably a
passing note
, and was possibly
sung
so as to give the effect of a
tremolo
.
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