AH Higher Flashcards
Plainchant
Religious singing with a cappella, sung in Latin, melismatic and sung in unison
Mode
A type of 8 note scale
What are the 7 modes
Lonian (C), Dorian (D), Phrygian (E), Lydian (F), Mixolydian (G), Aeolian (A), and Locrian (B)
Mass
Is a Roman Catholic Church service it is sung in Latin and has fixed text
The fixed text of the mass is
Kyrie eleison
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus or hosanna or Benedictus
Suspension
When one note from a chord is held over to the next chord
Antiphonal
Music of 2 choirs or ensembles separated and put to the opposite ends of the church
Motet
Has the same characteristics as the mass but doesn’t use any Latin text as it is not part of the fixed church service
Anthem
Has the same characteristics as the mass and motet but it is sung in English
The madrigal proper
An unaccompanied song which is through-composed, very polyphonic and full of imitation
The ballet
Unaccompanied song in binary (AB), strophic and in homophonic and has a ‘fa la la’ at the end of each verse
The air of Ayre
Song for a solo singer, accompanied by one instrument
Consort
Group of instruments from the same family
Pavan
A slow dance with two beats in a bar
Galliard
A lively dance with 3 beats in a bar
