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Gregorian Chant
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1. 600-1600
2. Pope Gregory head of catholic church 3. Monks wrote and organized chant under Pope Gregories outhority 4. Pope Gregory rained from 690-600 |
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Neumes
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1. First mucial notes
2. ascending and descending order 3. Represented by dots 4. created in the 11th century 5. incorporated lines in the 12 century |
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2 parts of a neumes
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1. syllabic - 1 note per sylable
2. mellismatic - mor than one note per sylable |
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Mass
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is set to music and is the most important part of the Catholic Church.
The Mass is the complex of prayers and ceremonies that make up the service of the Eucharist in the Latin rites |
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Organum
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earliest form of polyphony
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polyphonic texture (polyphony)
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combination of two or more simultaneous melodic lines
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Motet
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polyphonic vocal form, usually consisting of two melodic lines, each with its own text above a plainchant melody, my or may not have accompiment
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Troubadours and troveres
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noble French poets and composers of art songs
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Cantus Firmus
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literally "firm chant," a pre-existing melody such as a chorale tune to which counterpoint has been set
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Counterpoint
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One or more melodies that are staggered with respect to their starting points
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Josquin Des Prez
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1st Composer of complex music
Period: Renaissance Most importane invented the 1-5th chords and paved the way for music His masses were more conservative Born: c. 1450 in Hainault, Belgium Died: Saturday, August 27, 1521 in Condé-sur-l'Escaut, Belgium Nation of Origin: Belgium Lived during the Renaissance |
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Palestrina
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Where the composer Giovonini Pierluigi was Born.
Born 1525 and died 1594 wrote polyhonic music |
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Giovonni Pierluigi
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1. Composer during the renessance era
2. Catholic 3. Choir Boy 4. Organist 1544 5. |