contrafactum
📖 Definitions
noun
A composition that makes use of an existing piece of music with different lyrics.
💬 Usage Examples
“At other times, the relationship between contrafacta seems far-fetched. Why should ‘Peter’s Denial’ have the same music as Judas’s reproach of Jesus for befriending Mary Magdalene?” Joseph P. Swain; The Broadway Musical; Scarecrow Press; 2002.