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33 Cards in this Set
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antiphon
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verse sung in response to text
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archivolt
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molded or decorated band around an arch
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bay
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regularly repeated spacial unit of a building
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counterpoint
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musical technique that invoves two or more independent melodies
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crocket
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sylized leaf used a s a terminal orniment
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finial
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ornament, usually pointed an foliated, that tops a spire or pinnacle
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gargoyle
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waterspout - grotesque figure
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gesso
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chalky white plaster used to prepare the surface of a panel for painting
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historiated capital
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uppermost member of a column, ornamented with figural scenes
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lancet
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narrow window topped with a pointed arch
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lintel
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horizontal beam or tone that spans an opening
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motet
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short polyphonic religious composition based on a sacred text
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mullion
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slender, vertical pier dividing the parts of a window, door, or screen
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ogee
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pointed arch with S shaped curve on each side
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organum
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oldest form of polyphony
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polyphony
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musical texture of two or more lines of melody tha are of equal importance
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psaltery
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stringed instrument - flat soundboard and strings that are plucked
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quadripartite
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consisting of or divided into four parts
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refectory
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dining hall of a monistary
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reliquary
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container for sacred relics
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requiem
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mass for the dead - solemn chant for the dead
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rose
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large circular stained glass window
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sequince
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troupe - words added to the melismatic passages of Gregorian chant
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sexpartite
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six parts
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tempera
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powdered pigment that produces dry, flat colors
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timbre
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tone color - tone or quality of sound made by voice or instrument
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triforium
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shallow arcaded passageway above the nave and below the clerestory
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tripatite
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3 parts
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trope
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addtiton of words or music to Gregorian chant
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trumeau
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pillar that supports superstructure of a portal
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tympanum
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semicircular space enclosed by the lintel over a doorway and the arch above it
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voussour
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wedge shaped
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westwork
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elaborate west end of a church
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