Test II Flashcards
Why is the C Major scale the reference point?
Because it doesn’t have any accidentals (ie sharps or flats)
Name the four authentic modes.
Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian
Name the four plagal modes.
Hypodorian, Hypophrygian, Hypolydian, Hypomixolydian
Authentic modes are composed of:
a group of five (pentachord) and then a group of four (tetrachord)
Plagal modes are composed of:
a group of four and then a group of five
Who created the modes?
Guido of Arezzo, around 1020CE
How many accidentals are in the modes?
None
What is a pentachord?
Group of five pitches
What binds Middle Ages and Renaissance music?
Both are based on modality (as opposed to tonality that comes later)
What is the reciting pitch?
the pitch that most of the chant is recited in (never occurs on B because B is so unstable)
How many accidentals are found in untransposed modes?
None.
How are western keys related?
Through transposition
What is a natural instrument?
One that has no keys and therefore can only play the C Major scale
What is the Doctrine of Affections
early 17th C aesthetic theory that held that different musical moods could and should be used to influence the emotions, or affections, of the listener
Recitativo secco
voice and basso continuo only
exemplar
example
concordance
more than one version
unica
only one version
tablature
fingering notation
imitation
the process where one or more voices or instruments duplicate exactly for a period of time the music that the previous voice/instrument had just played
musica reservata
heightened textual information on a score or manuscript
motet
derived from French word le mot, music composed for a choir or larger chorus setting a religious, devotional text, usually a cappella
contrapuntal
two melodic lines played at the same time
Palestrina wrote for the Catholic Church during what period?
the counter reformation movement
