test 2 (7-12) Flashcards
imitative counterpoint
imitation between voices
homophony
texture with all voices moving in rhythm
mean-tone temperament
fifths tuned small on keyboards
just intonation
tuning notes so intervals are in tune
equal temperament
octave divided into 12 semitones- western system
chromaticism
notes from chromatic scale
chamber
serving rulers for entertainment or special occassions
chapel
employed to officiate and furnish music for religious services
court
outdoor, haut, public ceremony
humanism
study things pertaining to human knowledge and experience
contenance angloise
consonance and harmonic thirds, voices parallel
faburden
polyphony with chant in middle voice and upper parallel fourth
fauxbourden
2 voices written parallel 6ths, third unwritten
cantilena
polyphonic, no cantus firmus
carol
polyphonic, religious, stanzas