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Flashcards by stormie.hunt, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by stormie.hunt
over 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Sacred | Church music |
| Secular | Popular music |
| Homophonic | Playing or singing the same rhythm |
| Polyphonic | Playing or singing different rhythms |
| Monophonic | Playing or singing one melody |
| Homogeneus | Similar timbres or sounds |
| Cantus Firmus | A tune or melody |
| Unison | Playing or singing the same melody at the same time |
| A Capella | Singing only, no accompaniment |
| Medieval - Years | 0-1400 AD |
| Medieval - Vocal | Predominant due to the requirements of the church, mainly chant, limited harmony (parallel 4ths and 5ths), usually a capella or with organ accompaniment |
| Medieval - Instrumental | Limited, used primarily for dance music, very thin textures and woodwind and percussion sounds |
| Medieval - Composers | Perotin, Leonin, Machaut, Landini |
| Renaissance - Years | 1400-1650 |
| Renaissance - Vocal | More complex harmonies, more use of polyphony |
| Renaissance - Instrumental | Still primarily used for dances, entertainment and solo accompaniment, becomes more independant in latter part of era |
| Renaissance - Composers | Dunstable, Dufay, Binchois, Tallis, Ockeghem, Morley, Palestrina |
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