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| Single-line texture, or melody without accompaniment |
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| Two or more melodic lines combined into a multi-voiced texture |
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| Texture with principal melody and accompanying harmony, (acoustic guitar and singer) |
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| What did Pythagorus contribute to our understanding of musical sounds? |
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| He discovered the mathematical ratios of musical intervals |
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| Melodic style with one note to each syllable of text |
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| Melodic style with two to four notes to each syllable |
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| Melodic style with many notes to each syllable |
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| Melodic style with many syllables to each note |
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| What are the five sung sections of the Ordinary of the Mass |
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1.)Kyrie
2.)Gloria
3.)Credo
4.)Sanctus
5.)Agnus Dei
Kitties Give Children Sore Ankles |
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| What are the five sung sections of the proper of the mass? |
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Introit
Gradual
Alleluia
Tract
Offertory
Communion
In Germany, all tyrants own castles |
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| The Officium (divine offices) or Canonical Hours are _______ |
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Matins
Lauds
Prime
Terce
Sext
None
Vespers
Compline
Many ladies pretend their socks never vanish completely |
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| Who were the primary secular music writers in the Middle Ages in France & Germany? |
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France: Troubadours and Trouvéres
Germany: Minnesingers |
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| Strict homophony with parallel 4ths, 5ths, and 8vas. It is "syllabic", meaning there is only one note per syllable. |
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A style of note against note.
It is not melismatic between the two voices.
It is melismatic between the text and music of each individual voice.
The phrases end on a unison or 8va, and
The voices are independent within phrases. |
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(twelfth century) During this phase the principal voice became known as the tenor voice.
it held the piece together by providing a stable platform above which the organal voice could weave smooth, melodic patterns. |
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| refers to the two voices falling into a rhythmic mode -- a 6/8 or 9/8 feel -- singing more or less at the same rate for a passage. |
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| Who were Leonin and Perotin and what time and/or school were they associated with? |
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Late Twelfth, early Thirteenth Century
Notre Dame de Paris |
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| Who were Landini and Machaut and what time and/or school were they associated with? |
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14th Century
Court of Avignon |
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15th Century
The Court of Burgandy |
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