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Music History I set 3
Middle Ages, development of Polyphony
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Undergraduate 3
10/05/2013

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What is ij/iij
Definition
Repeat
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What did Guido D'azzo do?
Definition
Developed early sol fege, made c yellow, f red, developed hexachord and Guido's hand for the playing of hexachords.
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What is the difference between hard, soft and natural hexachords?
Definition
The hard hexachord has a b, the soft a bflat and the natural no b at all.
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What is troping?
Definition
Troping is an embellishment which helped develop Gregorian chant.
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What is the difference between a Liturgical and nonliturgical drama?
Definition
Liturgical plays were during the service while nonliturgical were still religion based but not during the service. They had a moral aspect.
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Who was Hildegard of Bingen?
Definition
Given away to the church by her parents, composed a lot of music, many nonliturgical dramas, very important.
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What are Chanson de Geste?
Definition
Tales of deeds about heroes.
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Who was Adam de Halle?
Definition
Wrote Robin et Marion. He was a Trouvere
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What forms did Trouveres sing in and what did Troubadours sing in? Also explain Meistersingers and Minnnesingers.
Definition
Troubadours were strophic and Trouveres in rouvere form. ABaabAB. Meistersingers sang in bar form AA(b). Minnesingers were also strophic.
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What does Polyphonic mean?
Definition
Many voices
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What is an Organum?
Definition
And organized prepared piece which has a direct divergent piece at the same time.
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What does melesmatic mean?
Definition
Many notes per syllable.
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