faburden
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English
Etymology
From French faux bourdon. See false, and burden (“a verse”).
Noun
faburden (plural faburdens)
- (music) A kind of counterpoint with a drone bass.
- (music) A succession of chords of the sixth.
- (obsolete) A refrain.
- 1596, Thomas Nashe, “The Letter of Harueys Tutor to his Father, as touching his manners and behauior”, in Have with You to Saffron-Walden:
- [B]ecause he obseru'd Ergo was the deadly clap of the piece, […] hee accustomed to make it the Faburden to anie thing hee spake; As if anie of his companions complained hee was hungrie, hee would straight conclude Ergo you must goe to dinner; or if the clocke had stroke or bell towld, Ergo you must goe to such a Lecture; […]
- 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “ Of Stockedoues.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. , 1st tome, London: Adam Islip, →OCLC:
- They haue all of them one and the same manner of tune in their singing; and commonly they make three rests in their song, besides the fa-burden in the end, which is a kind of grone.
- 1602, Roger Marbecke, “The sixt reason ”, in A defence of tabacco:
- But yet; like, finding his like: it expelleth that like: say you still: and this is the faburden of your song.