Editing Musica ficta (section)

{{short description|Renaissance European music theory term to describe pitches}}
{{Other uses|Musica Ficta (disambiguation)}}
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'''''Musica ficta''''' (from Latin, "false", "feigned", or "fictitious" music) was a term used in European music theory from the late 12th century to about 1600 to describe pitches, whether notated or added at the time of performance, that lie outside the system of ''musica recta'' or ''musica vera'' ("correct" or "true" music) as defined by the [[Guidonian hand#Hexachord in Middle Ages|hexachord system]] of [[Guido of Arezzo]].{{sfn|Bent and Silbiger|2001}}