Medieval Flashcards by mark rivera | Brainscape

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What is a chant?

A

It was how religion mass was offered and sung.

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What is Melismatic?

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Lots of pitches per syllable.

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What is syllabic?

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1 syllable per pitch

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What is Neumatic?

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A few pitches per syllable

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What’s an example of Melismatic music?

A

Islamic prayer

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What are neumes?

A

Symbols above text to represent pitch contour.

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What are 3 chant melodies categories?

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Syllabic
Neumatic
Melismatic

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What is Geogorian Chant (plainchant)?

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A single lines melody, it’s a monophonic texture.

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What is a mode?

A

Western music scale pattern

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What is the most common texture of the middle Ages?

A

monophonic

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What is an orgaum?

A

Georgian chant sung with 2 different melodies

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What is a perpetual round?

A

each voice enters in succession with the same melody

- many voices singing at once

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What is a round dance in duple meter?

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-Rondo

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What is Ars Nova Chanson?

A

new art

- style period

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