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MUMH Unit 3 Terms
Sacred Music
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Undergraduate 1
12/12/2010

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monophony
Definition
The simplest texture; unaccompanied melody. Ex. Gregorian Chant
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plainchant
Definition
Gregorian Chant; monophonic. Official music f the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages (p. 59)
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modes
Definition
Determined by the different tonic pitches. (p. 33)
(Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian).
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reciting tone
Definition
In Gregorian recitation, the pitch at which the text is sung. (p. 61)
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antiphon
Definition
One of the simplest genres of plainchant (p. 62)
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sequence
Definition
Plainchant genre more elaborate than the antiphon. A series of short tunes sung twice with some variation and an extra unit at the end. (A A' B B'....N)
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Qur'anic recitation
Definition
Distinguished from all types of secular music making. Thought of as reading the sacred text aloud. (p. 73)
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azan
Definition
The best know type of Islamic chant is the singing of the azan. Employs a style related to recitation. Call to worship. (p. 74)
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mele pule
Definition
Hawai'ian prayer songs. Sought to bring to life images of their gods. (p. 74)
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polyphony
Definition
Two or more melodies played or sung simultaneously. (p. 29)
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organum
Definition
Earliest type of polyphony. Traditional plainchant melody plus another melody in counterpoint. (p. 67)
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Ars nova
Definition
"new art". Motet became more intricate mainly in the area of rhythm. (p.70)
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motet
Definition
Upper lines of organum now given their own text. (p. 70)
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isorhythm
Definition
Technique of writing successive lengthy passages in identical rhythms but with distinct melodies. (p. 72)
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isorhytmnic motets
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Motets that employ the technique of isorhythms. (p. 72)
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hocket
Definition
Fast echoes between the soprano and alto. (p. 72)
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homophony
Definition
Only one melody of real interest and it is combined with other sounds. (p. 29)
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hymn
Definition
Most tuneful plainchant genre. Short tune is sung through many stanzas followed by an Amen. (p. 78)
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oratorio
Definition
An opera on a religious subject. (p. 160)
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recitative
Definition
The technique of declaiming words musically in a heightened, theatrical manner. (p.101)
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aria
Definition
An extended piece for solo singer that has much more musical elaboration and coherence than a passage of recitative. (p. 102)
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church cantata
Definition
A piece of moderate length for voices and instruments. Words addressed the religious content of the day in question. (p. 164)
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