minstrels and jongleurs
secular musicians in medieval times
Mass
a lengthy ceremony that might have happened more than once a day
Divine Office
8 daily services in the Catholic church other than the mass.
Dorian mode
D
Phrygian mode
E Even PhrygEan
Lydian mode
F Lydian Flydian
Mixolydian
G Ggggeze Max!
Recitational chant style:
monotone and varies only slightly from beginning pitch.
melodic chant style:
melody ranging all over
neumes
A neume was a symbol that specified pitch and manner of performance; usually each neume stood for two to four notes
sequence
A genre of plainchant with elaborate melodic line. Series of short tunes sung twice.
antiphonal
A genre of plain chant with simple melodic line without too many ups and downs and all arounds.
responsorial
Singing in which a soloist(s) alternates singing with the choir.
drone:
continuous two note chord played throughout peices
troubadours/trouveres
noble composers/poets in France
minnesingers
noble composers/poets in Germany
alba
a song about a knight who has to leave his wife before dawn
pastourelle
song between knight and country maid that is unsuccessfully seductive.
polyphony
Having two or more melodies in a piece
Notre Dame school
The group of composers who helped the organum flourished and spread. Including Master Leonin and Pereotin
Ars Nova
the “new technique” or motet. Increased intricacy in rhythm. Made them complex
Isorhythm
the melody is changed but the rhythm stays the same.
Hocket
fast echoes between voices