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melody without harmony or counterpoint
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most of the earliest forms of music were either monophonic or heterophonic
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simultaneous performance of a melody in different ways by two or more parts
most of the earliest forms of music were either monophonic or heterophonic
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1.) Almost no written music survived.
2.) Was mostly either monophonic or heterophonic.
3.) Was almost entirely improvised.
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a brief song from about the 1st Century C.E. found inscribed on a tombstone
one of the earliest forms of written music known to man
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ancient instrument with five to seven plucked strings
was an instrument of Apollo (noble instrument)
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ancient instrument that was a larger version of the lyre
was an intrument of Apollo (noble instrument)
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ancient reeded instrument that came in two forms: the single reed and the double reed
was an intsrument of Dionysus (party instrument)
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ancient Greek belief that:
1.) Music affects behavior.
2.) Music has the same affects on different people.
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proposed by Aristotle in the Politics and states that one can change someone’s behavior by making them listen to certain types of music
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this theory was used to try and ;cure; those who broke the law or were deemed insane
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1.) Ancient Greek philosopher.
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2.) Proposed the theory of imitation in the Politics.
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3.) Believed music could be used for amusement, education, and medical treatment.
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1.) Ancient Greek philosopher.
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2.) Proposed that music and athletics should be equally balanced;subjects of;education in his Republic.
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3.) Believed that the Dorian and Phrygian church modes fostered temperance and courage, and all of the other modes fostered poor manners and anarchy.
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in ancient Greek theory, a scale of four notes each a fourth apart; three kinds (diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic)
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in ancient Greek theory, the church modes were determined by tetrachords
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1.) Ancient Greek mathmatician.
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2.) Discovered that two stings with a 2:1 ratio in length resulted in an octave, that a 3:2 ratio creates a fifth, and that a 4:3 ratio creates a fourth.
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study of matters concerning pitch
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laid the foundation for modern concepts such as notes, intervals, scales, and modes
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writes in his Confessions that he thought he was sinning when he enjoyed the music more than the words in a church service
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contributed little to nothing to music history |
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(translated;The Fundimentals of Music)
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written by Boethius
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divides music into three types (musica mundana, musica humana, musica instrumentalis)
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inaudible music that controlled planetary movement, the changing of the seasons, and the combination of elements;
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the most important type of music proposed by Boethius
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inaudible music within the human body that unifies that body and the soul and keeps that person sane
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the 2nd most important type of music proposed by Boethius
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audible music produced by both voices and instruments
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the;least important type of music proposed by Boethius
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The Marriage of Mercury and Philology |
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treatise from the early 5th Century written by Martianus Capella that discussed the seven liberal arts |
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the three verbal liberal arts
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1.) grammar
2.) dialectic (logic)
3.) rhetoric
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the four mathematical liberal arts
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1.) geometry
2.) arithmetic
3.) astronomy
4.) harmonics
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Gregorian chant
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plainchant
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pure monophonic melody sung in one voice, regardless of how many are singing
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oldest form of;praise music
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