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18 Cards in this Set
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Define Mousike?
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The Greek Concept of music which included all arts including dance, poetry, drama & history.
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Define Ethos?
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Ethical or moral character; which was believed to be created through musses (music) according to Greek Philosophy.
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What are Pythagorean Consonances?
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Music consonance that are based on mathematic ratios.
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Define Tetrachord?
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A four-note pitch collection.
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Define Genera?
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Genera are characterized by the largest of three intervals of the tetrachord.
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Ancient Greek music theory distinguishes 3 genera of tetrachords. What are they?
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Diatonic, Chromatic & Enharmonic.
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Define Species?
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A subdivision of consonant intervals into groups of smaller intervals.
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What are the names of the smaller groups of species that contain smaller intervals; including the modern whole step & half-step.
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Tones & Semitones.
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Which Greek philosopher organized the species according to the Pythagorean consonances & recognized 7 species of octaves?
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Cleonidies.
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Define Roman Rite?
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The earliest development of notated plainchant.
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Define Plainchant?
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Unison melodies sung to text of the rite.
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Define Rite?
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A particular form or system of religious ceremonial practice.
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Neumatic Notation. Date?
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The 9th century.
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Define Neumes?
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Musical markings above text denoting interval size.
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Diastematic Notation. Dates?
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10th-11th century/
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Guidonian Notation. Dates?
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11th-12th Century.
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Identify Gamut?
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the full range or compass of recognized musical notes.
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Define Solmization?
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The act or a system of using syllales to represent the tones of the scale.
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