Chordiophones
vibrating string ex: viloin, cello
idiophones
create vibration through striking ex: xylophone
membraneophones
vibrate through some type of membrane ex: drums
aerophones
move air through Ex; trumpet
female voices
soprano, alto, messosoprano
male voices
tenor, bass,barritone
chamber ensambles
3-7 instraments
large ensambles
up to 15 or larger
chorus
50-80
chior
under 50
3 classes of medevil socitety
monarchy, clergy, peasants
gregorgian chant
influenced by middle eastern music, role in church services, proper part of mass
syllabic
1 pitch for every syllable of text
mellshatic
many pitches for every syllable of text
neumatic
several pitches for every syllable of text
neumes
square notes on 4 line staff
modes
medievel scales
hildgaren of bingen
wrote based on religious visions, tried to use emotion
organium
earliest polyphony, 12th and 13th centuries   
minstrels
wandering actor-singers versatile entertainers
chanson
foremost composer-poet; also cleric ,worked at French courts sacred and secular,compositions
humanism
advances in lit, art sciences, world exploration
acapella
no accompiment
motet
sacred vocal peice replaces chant, always in latin

Josquin des Prez

most masterful composer
Madrigal
use of word painting, sung in any language

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Age of Absolutism

abloste monarchy, luxirious taste alot going on
aiomonody
baroke melody one melody
oredimentiation
alot going on
rytham
very clear beat
harmony
modern harmony