rectus et inversusadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌrɛktəs ɛt ɪnˈvəːsəs/, U.S.

/ˈrɛktəs ɛt ᵻnˈvərsəs/

Forms:

α. 1900s– rectus et inversus.

β. 1900s– rectus and inversus (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rectus et inversus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin rectus et inversus (1895 in French context, or earlier) < classical Latin rectus straight (see rect adj.) + et and + inversus inverse adj., hence ‘in the original order and inverted’. In β. forms with substitution of and conj.¹ for Latin et . Compare earlier rectus n. 2, recte and retro adv., per recte et retro adj.

Music.

As postmodifier. Of a piece of music: containing a theme played both in the original form and in inversion; (also) = per recte et retro adj. Also as n.: a piece of music in which a theme is treated in this way.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > piece in specific form > [adjective] > canon

canonical1609

recte and retro1631

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rectus et inversus1938

1938 Oxf. Compan. Music 134/2 The Canon Cancrizans..other names for it are Canon Recte et Retro or Rectus et Inversus.

1959 Listener 30 July 189/3 The English Rite puts the Gloria at the end. Rubbra starts it as an elaborate double fugue rectus et inversus.

1960 Times 30 Nov. 17/3 Fugue, rectus et inversus, canon, ostinato..shall these dry bones live? Britten..uses them all.

1997 Musical Times Apr. 6/1 The oil-derrick's imperial floating on the vast Mississippi is evoked in Satiean unrelated diatonic concords harmonising a 12-note row, scrupulously adhered to, rectus et inversus and forwards and backwards, in each part.

2002 W. Mellers Celestial Music? iv. xxii. 210 The next Owen poem links modern war's mechanization to the death of the spirit, musically imaged in rigorous canons rectus et inversus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rectus et inversus
释义	rectus et inversusadj.n. Brit. /ˌrɛktəs ɛt ɪnˈvəːsəs/, U.S. /ˈrɛktəs ɛt ᵻnˈvərsəs/ Forms: α. 1900s– rectus et inversus. β. 1900s– rectus and inversus (rare). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin rectus et inversus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin rectus et inversus (1895 in French context, or earlier) < classical Latin rectus straight (see rect adj.) + et and + inversus inverse adj., hence ‘in the original order and inverted’. In β. forms with substitution of and conj.¹ for Latin et . Compare earlier rectus n. 2, recte and retro adv., per recte et retro adj. Music. As postmodifier. Of a piece of music: containing a theme played both in the original form and in inversion; (also) = per recte et retro adj. Also as n.: a piece of music in which a theme is treated in this way. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > type of piece > piece in specific form > [adjective] > canon canonical1609 recte and retro1631 cancrizans1782 per recte et retro1812 canonic1854 finite1869 infinite1869 rectus et inversus1938 1938 Oxf. Compan. Music 134/2 The Canon Cancrizans..other names for it are Canon Recte et Retro or Rectus et Inversus. 1959 Listener 30 July 189/3 The English Rite puts the Gloria at the end. Rubbra starts it as an elaborate double fugue rectus et inversus. 1960 Times 30 Nov. 17/3 Fugue, rectus et inversus, canon, ostinato..shall these dry bones live? Britten..uses them all. 1997 Musical Times Apr. 6/1 The oil-derrick's imperial floating on the vast Mississippi is evoked in Satiean unrelated diatonic concords harmonising a 12-note row, scrupulously adhered to, rectus et inversus and forwards and backwards, in each part. 2002 W. Mellers Celestial Music? iv. xxii. 210 The next Owen poem links modern war's mechanization to the death of the spirit, musically imaged in rigorous canons rectus et inversus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1938
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