Plainchant
unaccompanied
monophonic
no fixed rhytm
ex. Gregorian Chant
antiphon
a Genre of plainchant unually in a simple melodic style with very few melismas
sequence
a type of plainchant in which successive phrases of text recieve nearly identical melodic treatment (A A’ B B’ C C’)
organum
plainchant melody
polyphonic – 2 melodies, same words
1200ish
Mass – ordinary
kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, agnus dei
chanson
started by macho
troubador songs with polyphony
no trace of chant
motet
latin
short sections of homophony and imitative polyphony
palestrina, bird
madrigal (italian)
music to a love poem
rapid change between homophony and imitative polyphony
english madrigal
stolen from italy in english, about queen elizabeth
opera
drama in music
characters singing instead of speaking
recitative
combined music and speech
part of opera
montiverdi
aria
solos in operas
montiverdi
suite
groups of dances that were played apart from an actual stage performance
variations
sectional pieces where each section repeats musical elements while others change around them
fugue
polyphonic
3/4 voices
theme called ‘subject’
oratorio
an opera based off of a religious subject
cantata
piece of moderate length for foices and instruments
mainly lutheran
chorale
lutheran hyms
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