1.2 Middle ages song details

Question 1

Haec Dies

Answer 1

>Dorian mode
>text trans: This is the day which the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it & O give thanks to the Lord for he is good. For his mercy endures forever
>no bar lines or note values
> mostly stepwise motion 
>widest interval is 5th, range 9th

Question 2

Haec Dies organum

Answer 2

> lower tenor contains melody from original chant
upper voice newly composed and more rhythmically active
organal/discant style and monophonic sections alternate
most intervals per 4,5,8

Question 3

O mitissima/virgp/haec dies

Answer 3

> top voice: o mitissima: O sweetest virgin mary,beg thy son to give us help and resources against demon’s deceptions(plea to help up)
middle voice: virgo: virgin of virgins light of light,reformer of men who bore the Lord through thee, Mary let grace be given(praise of Mary)
bottom voice: haec dies: this is the day…..
triple meter
top and middle often overlap and share same range
mostly per 4,5,8

Question 4

Ce fut en mai

Answer 4

Summary: knight courting his lady in a castle garden, being watched by narrator.
Narrator reflects on his own lost love and couple extends a wish of solace
Form: strophic, 5 verses each aabb
Rhyme scheme: aab aab ccb ccb
Melodic range 9th

Question 5

Puis qu en oubli

Answer 5

Summary: narrator complains to person who he loves but who rejected him. Complains he will never again experience joy.

All parts newly composed.
Syllabic and neumatic setting
Two lower voices share range and cross some parts
Wide variety of intervals used
Top voice most active rhythmically, 
Slow triple metre

Question 6

Royal estampie no 4

Answer 6

Music suggests dorian mode
Performers can choose to repeat or not and to use embellishments if desired
Narrow in range