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21 Cards in this Set
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During the early tenth century, a form of polyphony was developed called ___. In which a second vocal part was added to a plainsong melody and moved in strict or parallel motion |
Organum |
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A fixed or borrowed Melody such as the Gregorian chant sun in notes of long duration and sometimes used as a basis of an extended composition is called a ____ |
Campus firmus |
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A musical illustration of a meaning of a work or a short verbal phrase is ___. This technique was used often by renaissance composers |
Word painting |
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Arse nova and star antiqua |
The marked stylistic change at the beginning of the fourteenth century . the late thirteenth century |
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Gregorian chant |
The first authentic body of Music in the Western World collected and codified for sacred used by Pope Gregory in the 16th century |
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Accopella |
Used to designate choral performance without instrumental accompaniment |
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Pilyphonic |
The characteristic texture menthe renaissance with four or more equally prominent voices |
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Which do the following is not a vocal composition : a)mass b) passion c) fugue d)madrigal |
Fugue |
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Which composer helped to perfect the use of imitative counterpoint ? |
Josquin de Prez |
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What name is given to the period of history from 1450-1600 |
Renaissance |
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Leonin and merit in contributed such invention as the staff and do re mi syllables which helped in the development of |
Notation |
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True/False music of the renaissance was primarily vocal in nature |
True |
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True/False public concerts were extremely common during the renaissance |
False |
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True/False renaissance style was noted for its clarity, balance , and subtle contrasts |
True |
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True/False instruments were primarily used to accompany dancing and to support or double voices in sacred music in Renaissance practice |
True |
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During the ars nova rhythms became more complex and harmony was based on thirds |
True |
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Steady pulse |
Rhythm |
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Polyphonic |
Texture |
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Stepwise |
Melodic movement |
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Vocal |
Medium |
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Irregular |
Phase length |