Definitions
What does strophic mean
each stanza is sang to the same melody
Where was the center of the Italian Trecento?
Florence Italy
What are the voices of Perotinus organa's?
1. Principal
2. Duplum
3. Triplum
4. Quadruplum
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The repetition of both text and music, and the repetition of music with new text
Alba
What is a Dawn Song
What is Polyphony
Music in which voices sing together in independent parts
Where was organum developed?
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris
What did written polyphony introduce to western music?
1. Counterpoint
2. Harmony
3. Centrality of Notation
5. Composition distinct from performance
Ars Nova musical notation offered composers the option of subdividing note values into groups of
Canso
What is a Love Song
What is glossing?
Commentary upon a sacred text
What happened to chants in 800 C.E.
Suppression of local chant -> adoption/unification of true chant
What are the kinds of troping?
1. Added Melisma (numa triplexa)
2. Text added to a melisma (Prosula)
3. Additional music and text (inter calculated)
The six rhythmic modes presented different configurations of two durational values, which were called
Longs and Shorts
Tenson
What is a Debate Song
What is troping?
ornament, embellish, or elaborate on a sacred text
what kind of chant has one note per syllable?/What kind of chant has many notes per syllable/ What is the middle ground?
Syllabic - One Note
Melismatic - Many notes
Neumatic - Middle ground
What are the components of the Mass Ordinary
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
Define
1.Isorhythm
2.Talea
3.Colors
1.Tenor voices sing in recurring equal rhythm
2.Repeating Rhythmic Unit
3.Repeating Melody Unit
Harmonia Definition
Parts of a whole
Chansons de Geste Definition
Praise songs about warriors and love songs
Characterize Guillaume de Machaut's life?
He spent most of his adulthood in the city of Reims, where he was given ample time to write poetry and compose music.
What are the components of the Mass Proper?
Intruit
Gradual
Alleluia
What does strophic mean?
Each stanza is sung to the same melody
Counterpoint Definition
Combination of multiple independent lines of music