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| secular musicians in medieval times |
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| a lengthy ceremony that might have happened more than once a day |
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| 8 daily services in the Catholic church other than the mass. |
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| Recitational chant style: |
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| monotone and varies only slightly from beginning pitch. |
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| A neume was a symbol that specified pitch and manner of performance; usually each neume stood for two to four notes |
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| A genre of plainchant with elaborate melodic line. Series of short tunes sung twice. |
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| A genre of plain chant with simple melodic line without too many ups and downs and all arounds. |
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| Singing in which a soloist(s) alternates singing with the choir. |
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| continuous two note chord played throughout peices |
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| noble composers/poets in France |
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| noble composers/poets in Germany |
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| a song about a knight who has to leave his wife before dawn |
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| song between knight and country maid that is unsuccessfully seductive. |
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| Having two or more melodies in a piece |
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| The group of composers who helped the organum flourished and spread. Including Master Leonin and Pereotin |
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| the “new technique” or motet. Increased intricacy in rhythm. Made them complex |
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| the melody is changed but the rhythm stays the same. |
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| fast echoes between voices |
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