Survey 1 1 Test 2

Chanson

A ______ is a genre of secular music that emphasizes courtly love, specifically in the French language. Some famous composers of this genre of music include Josquin, Busnois, and Busnoys.

Motet

A ______ is a genre of sacred polyphonic music that is specifically written in the Latin language. ______ do not have a fixed place in the liturgy, but are used at specific moments in a service, such as to facilitate communion or after the Proper of the Mass.

What is the Contenance Angloise?

Referred to as “Sweet English Sound,” the ______ is a polyphonic music style that is built on 3rds and 6ths and contains no dissonance.

Motto Mass

A ______ is a type of mass in which all movements of the mass begin with a distinct melody in both similar pitch and rhythm.

Mass (In General)

A ______ is the most important service in the Catholic Church. Is used to create the “Mass Cycle,” which is the rotation of scripture readings used to follow the liturgical year.

Cantus Firmus

A ______ means “Fixed Song.” It is a pre-existent/given line of music that is used as the foundation of a polyphonic composition. (Uses a single melody in Tenor voice).

Plainchant

A ______ is a single line of vocals with no harmony or countermelody, it is just a melody that is sung by either a group, or a soloist.

Freely Composed Mass

A ______ uses its own original music, and it is not borrowed from anywhere else.

Imitation Mass

A ______, also referred to as a “parody mass,” is a mass that reworks material from all or multiple voices of an existing polyphonic composition.

Musica Ficta

Also referred to as “Fake Music,” ______ are unnotated chromatics that a musician could choose to use to avoid tritones, and realize when a cadence is approaching.

Cantilena Style

A ______ is a style of mass that is used in the Ordinary of the mass. It is a song-like texture where a prominent, lyrical vocal melody in the top voice (such as a soprano) is supported by a lower voice (such as a tenor). Freely composed, and is not borrowed from anywhere else.