Important terms Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
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single- voiced music without accompaniment.
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Monophony
2
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one melodic voice is prominent over the accompanying lines, or voices.
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Homophony
3
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multiple voices elaborating the same melody at the same time.
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Heterophony
4
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many-voiced texture based on counterpoint—one line set against another
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Polyphony
5
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melodic idea is presented in one voice, then restated in another—is a common unifying technique in polyphony; canons and rounds are two types of strictly imitative works.
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Imitation
6
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The same melody repeated but sung with different lyrics
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Strophic Text
7
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Bas
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quiet
8
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Haut
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loud
9
Q
ars nova
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“new art” new music. The Ars nova ushered in developments in rhythm, meter, harmony, and counterpoint that transformed the art of music.
10
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Ars antiqua
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“Old Art” old music
