Mystery Score #1: Music Flashcards

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Introit: Puer natus est nobis

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
    • ABB’A
    • Pslam preceded and followed by an Antiphon
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 7
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
    • Proper: texts specific to a certain day
    • Liturgy: Texts stated (spoken or sung) during a sacred services
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Kyrie

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 1
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Gloria

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 4
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Gradual: Viderunt omnes

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 5
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Alleluia: Dies sanctificatus

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 2
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Credo

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 4
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Offertory: Tui sunt caeli

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 4
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Sanctus

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 8
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Agnus Dei

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 6
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Communion: Virderunt omnes

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 1
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Ite, missa est

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
    • SACRED
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic, Mode 1
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian Chant Mass
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Somewhere between the fourth and seventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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First Psalm with Antiphon: Antiphon Tecum principium and psalm Dixit Dominus

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Chants from Vespers for Christmas Day
  • When might have the piece been composed?
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
    • Gregorian chant Office
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Hymn: Christe Redemptor omnium

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Gregorian chant Office
    • Chants from Vespers for Christmas Day
  • When might have the piece been composed?
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
    • DIRECT: Sung by a single choir
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Victimae paschali laudes

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
    • a bb cc dd
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Monophonic
    • Syllabic
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Sequence
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • First half of the eleventh century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
    • Ascribed to Wipo of Burgundy
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
    • Sequences developed from melodic tropes
    • Text added to help memorize new melodies
    • NON-Liturgical texts
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Tropes on Puer natus: Quem queritis in presepe and melisma

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Texted trope (liturical drama
    • Untexted trope
    • Melodic trope
  • When might have the piece been composed?
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
    • Antiphon- Important liturgical item. Sung before / after the psalm
    • Texted Trope “Addition to the piece”
    • Melodic trope on vowel to conclude
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Ordo virtutum: Closing chours, In principio omnes

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
    • No clear form
    • No repeated melody
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Sacred music drama
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • CA. 1151
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
    • Hildegard of Bingen
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
    • Morality play on Christian principles
    • Dramatic modes of speech
      • ​Diegetic / Narrative
      • Monologue / Dialogue
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Can vei la lauzeta mover

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Strophic
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Canso (troubadour song)
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • CA. 1170-80
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Jeu de Robin et de Marion: Rondeau, Robins m’aime

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
    • Rondeau
    • AB aab AB
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Musical play
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • CA. 1284
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
    • Adam de la Halle
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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La quarte estampie royal, from Le manuscrit du roi

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
    • Flexible format
    • Dance
    • Depends on number of people and length
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Estampie
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Late thirteenth century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Tu patris sempiternus es filius, in parallel organum at a fifth below

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Paralell organum
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • CA. 850-890
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
    • Organa from Musica enchiriadis
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Sit gloria domini, in parallel organum at a fifth below, with octave doublings

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Paralell organum
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • CA. 850-890
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
    • Organa from Musica enchiriadis
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Rex caeli domine, in misec parallel and oblique organum

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Mixed parallel
    • Oblique organum
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • CA. 850-890
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
    • Organa from Musica enchiriadis
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Alleluia Justice ut palma, from Ad organum faciendum

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Polyphony
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Alleluia in note-against-note organum
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • CA. 1100
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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Virderunt omnes

  • Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)?
  • What is the form of the piece (is there one?)
  • What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)?
    • Polyphony
  • What is the genre of the piece?
    • Organum duplum
    • Florid Organum / Discant
  • When might have the piece been composed?
    • Second half of the twelth century
  • Where might have the piece been composed?
  • Who is a likely composer for the piece?
    • Leonius and colleagues
  • How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*Viderunt omnes* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Organum quadruplum** * When might have the piece been composed? * **CA. 1198** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * **Perotinus** * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far? * **Rhythmic: Modes I / V**
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*Factum est salutare / Dominus* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Motet** * When might have the piece been composed? * **Thirteeth Century** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*Fole acostumance / Dominus* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Motet** * When might have the piece been composed? * **Thirteeth century** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*Super te / Sed fulsit virginitas / Dominus* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Motet** * When might have the piece been composed? * **Thirteeth century** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*De ma dame vient / Dieus, comment porroie / Omnes* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Motet** * When might have the piece been composed? * **CA. 1260s-1280s** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * **Adam de la Halle** * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*Cum statua / Hugo, Hugo / Magister invidie* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Isorhythmic Motet** * When might have the piece been composed? * **CA. 1320** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * **Philippe de Vitry** * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*La Messe de Nostre Dame:* Kyrie and Gloria * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Mass (Mass Ordinary cycle)** * When might have the piece been composed? * **CA. 1364** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * **Guillaume de Machaut** * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*Douce dame jolie* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * **AbbaA** * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Virelai** * When might have the piece been composed? * **Mid-fourteenth century** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * **Guillaume de Mauchet** * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*Rose, liz, printemps, verdure* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * **ABaAbAB?** * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Rondeau** * When might have the piece been composed? * **Mid-Fourteenth Century** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*En remirant vo douce pourtaiture* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * **aabC** * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Ballade** * When might have the piece been composed? * **CA. 1370** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * **Phillipus de Caserta** * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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*Non al suo amante* * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * What is the genre of the piece? * **Madrigal** * When might have the piece been composed? * **CA. 1350** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * **Jacopo da Bologna** * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?
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**Non** **avra** **ma pieta** * Is the piece sacred or secular (look at the text)? * What is the form of the piece (is there one?) * **AbbaA** * What is the texture of the piece (monophonic, polyphonic, stratified)? * **Polyphonic** * What is the genre of the piece? * **Balatta** * **Italian Trecento: Ballate (sing. *ballata* , from *ballare* , to dance)** * When might have the piece been composed? * **Last quarter of the fourteenth century** * Where might have the piece been composed? * Who is a likely composer for the piece? * **Francesco Landini** * How does this piece relate to other genres and styles that we have discussed so far?