Medieval And Reinasseance

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Rhythmic modes

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Set patterns of long and short durations

Question 2

Syllabic

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Music with lyrics that have primarily one syllable of text per music note

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Pervading imitation

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Organizing a piece of music in which all voices sing the same melodic material in sequence

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Takt

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A beat or pulse in music

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Mensural notation

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The musical notation system used for polyphonic European vocal music from the late 13th century to the early 17th century

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Melisma

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A group of notes sung to one syllable of text

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Point of imitation

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The passage of mimicking harmony using one musical motive and a single phrase of text

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Tessitura

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The range within which most notes of a vocal part fall

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Neumes

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The basic element of western and eastern systems of music notation prior to the five line staff notation

Question 10

Choirbook

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A source with part music, showing several vocal parts on one or two opposite pages

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Cori spezzati

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Split choir

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Authentic cadence

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Dominant Triad to the Tonic Triad

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Organum

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A plainchant melody with at least one added voice to enhance the harmony

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Part book

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Printing or copying of music in which each book contains the part for a single voice / instrument

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Word painting

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Composing music that reflects the literal meaning of a songs lyrics or story elements in programmatic music

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Chorale

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A sacred song sung by choir or congregation both at a church service

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Monophony

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Using only one line of music with no accompaniment

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Contrafacta

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A melody or song whose original text or lyrics have been replaced with new text or lyrics

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Chorale motet

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A polyphonic composition based on a chorale melody

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Binary

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A-B

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Madrigal

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A type of secular polyphonic song that are performed acapella style

Question 22

Full anthem

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Anglican Church anthem sung by full choir throughout

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Frotolla

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Italian secular song composed for four voice parts with the top line having melody

Question 24

Chant

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A short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned.

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Ternary

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ABA

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Canon

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Composition technique that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played

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Polyphonic

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More than one voice is used

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Bar form

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AAB

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Verse anthem

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A type of choral music that alternates between sections for a solo voice and the full choir

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Motet

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A Latin religious choral composition

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Strophic

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AAA

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Balleto

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Genre of light vocal composition of the late 16th century to the early 17th century.

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Cantus firmus

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A pre existing melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition

Question 34

Formes fixes

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Three forms of late medieval chanson, ballade, virelai, and rondeau

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Ballett

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A music form that progressed into a dance form

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Consort

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Like instruments

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Chanson

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Means song in French

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Homophony

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A musical texture of several parts in which one melody is heard