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12/10/2009

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pitch
Definition
the relative position, high or low of a musical sound
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melody
Definition
a series of notes arranged in order to form a distinctive musical unit; most often placed in the treble
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motive
Definition
a short, distinctive melodc figure that stands by itself
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chord
Definition
two or more notes played at the same time
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beat
Definition
an even pulse in music that divides the passing of time into equal segments
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measure/bar
Definition
a group of beats, or musical pulses; usually, the number of beats is fixed and constant so that the measure serves as a continual unit of measurement in music
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accent
Definition
emphasis or stress placed on a tone or chord
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meter
Definition
the gathering of beats into regular groups
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rhythm
Definition
the organization of time in music
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tempo
Definition
the speed at which beats occur in music
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ritard
Definition
a gradual slowing down of the tempo
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syncopation
Definition
a rhythmic device in which the natural accent falling on the strong beat is placed on a different, normally weaker beat
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dynamic level
Definition
the various levels of volume, loud and soft at which sounds are produced in a musical composition.
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crescendo
Definition
a gradual increase in the volume of sound
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dimenuendo
Definition
a gradual decrease in volume
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pizzicato
Definition
the process by which an instrumentalist plucks strings rather than bowing
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consonance
Definition
pitches sounding agreeable and stable
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dissonance
Definition
discordant pitches
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vocal parts
Definition
individual vocal lines in a composition
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instrument families
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derp
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vibrato
Definition
a slight and continual wobbling of the pitch producesd on a string instrument or by human voice
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trill
Definition
a rapid alternation of two neighboring pitches
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mute
Definition
any device that muffles the sound of a musical instrument; on the trumpet, for example, it is a cup that is placed inside the bell of the instrument
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monophony
Definition
a musical texture involving only a single line of music with no accompaniment
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polyphony
Definition
a musical texture involving multiple lines sounding simultaneously--often are independent and create counterpoint
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homophony
Definition
multiple lines moving at the same rhythm
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counterpoint
Definition
the harmonious opposition of two or more melodic lines
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canon
Definition
a contrapuntal form in which the individual voices enter in turn and duplicate what the previous voices sang
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strophic form
Definition
musical form often used in setting a strophic, or stanzaic, text, such as a hymn or carol
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theme and variation form
Definition
a musical form in which a theme continually returns but is varied by changing the notes of the melody, the harmony, the rhythm, or some other feature of the music.
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binary form
Definition
AB
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ternary form
Definition
ABA
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rondo form
Definition
an ancient musical form in which a refrain alternates with contrasting material
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style
Definition
the general surface sound produced by the interaction of the elements of music: melody, rhythm, harmony, color, texture and form
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patronage
Definition
the system of subsidization employed by artists of the renaissance and earlier--a wealthy individual would bestow financial support upon an artist
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proper of the Mass
Definition
the sections of mass that vary with each feast day
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ordinary of the Mass
Definition
the five sung portions of the Mass for which the texts are unvariable
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office/ canonical Hourse
Definition
divisions of time between daily prayers
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Gregorian chant/ plainsong
Definition
a large body of unaccompanied monophonic vocal music, set to Latin texts, composed for the Western Church over the course of fifteen centuries, from the time of the earliest fathers to the Council of Trent
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syllabic singing
Definition
each syllable gets a note
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melismatic singing
Definition
when one vowel spreads luxuriously over many notes
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liturgical drama
Definition
a segment of the mass that contains theatrical elements regarding biblical topics (precursor to opera)
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organum
Definition
the name given to the early polyphony of the Western Church from the 9th to the 13th centuries
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Notre Dame
Definition
the cathedral in Paris where music flourished and Leoninus and Perotinus developed polyphony.
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Leoninus (fl. 1169-1201)
Definition
wrote Magnus liber organi-- developed polyphonic music
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Perotinus (fl. 1198-1236)
Definition
Leoninus' partner in crime. composed in the same cathedral during the same time period, in similar styles
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clausula
Definition
newly composed polyphonic section sung in discant style
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motet
Definition
a composition for a choir or larger chorus setting a religious, devotional or solemn text; often sung a cappella
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ars nova/ trecento
Definition
period from Roman de Fauvel until death of Machaut
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Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300-1377)
Definition
wrote mass of our lady--an almost entirely polyphonic mass
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Notre Dame Mass
Definition
Machaut's famous mass that is almost entirely polyphonic
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hocket
Definition
when a single note sounds while the other rests
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formes fixes
Definition
common poetic forms of the 14th and 15th centuries (ballad, rondeau, virelai)
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Philipp de Vitry (1291-1361)
Definition
French composer and music theorist--wrote ars nova
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Roman de Fauvel
Definition
ars nova form--allegorical criticism of church and state
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isorhythmic motet
Definition
a piece of music with repeated rhythms (talea) but varying colors
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talea
Definition
an order of durations or rhythms
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color
Definition
chromaticism
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trouveres
Definition
a type of secular poet-musician that flourished in northern France during the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries
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troubador/ trobairitz
Definition
southern france version of trouvere
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Minne/ Meistersingers
Definition
German version of Troubadour
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Guillaume Dufay (c. 1397-1474)
Definition
Franco-Flemish composer of the early renaissance--most famous of mid-1400s (composed Nuper Rosarum flores)
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chapel
Definition
worship area
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Nuper Rosarum flores
Definition
piece by Guillaume Dufay. combined older isorhythmic styles with the new contrapuntal styling that was being developed--was written for the opening of a new Florence cathedral
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Hundred Years' War
Definition
a war that lasted a hundred years.
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Dunstable (1390-1453)
Definition
english composer of polyphonic music of late medieval and early renaissance era
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contenance anglois
Definition
English manner-refers to the english style of polyphony employed by John Dunstable and others
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cantus firmus Mass
Definition
a mass in which each movement (kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, Agnus Dei) shared a common theme. first multi-movement piece to be unified by a theme
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Tinctoris (1435-1511)
Definition
music theorist with 8 rules of composition
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Art of Counterpoint
Definition
book by C.H. Kitson detailing contrapuntal method
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Josquin de Prez
Definition
Franco-Flemish composer of the renaissance. first master of high renaissance style of polyphony
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a capella
Definition
music "of the chapel" sung w/o accompaniment
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imitation
Definition
a form of musical repitition in which a musical gesture is repeated later in a different form.
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