MUS 301 Final Terms

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mode

one of eight melodic types recognized by church musicians and theorists; differentiated by whole tones and semi-tones around the final (ex. "A chantar" by Comtessa de Dia)

formes fixes

schemes of poetic musical repition used in late medieval and 15th century french chansons; three types: virelai, rondeau, and ballade (ex. ballade- "En remirant vo douce" by Philipoctus de Caserta; rondeau- "Rose, liz, prentemps, verdure" by Guillaume de Machaut; virelai- "Je ne puis vivre" by Antione Busnoys

ars nova

style of polyphony from 14th century France; distinguished by a new system of notation that allowed for duple or triple division of notes, syncopation, and rhythmic flexibility (ex. "Cum statua, Hugo/Hugo, Magister invidie" by Philippe de Vitry

paraphrase mass

polyphonic mass in which each movement is based one the same monophonic melody (ex. "Missa pange lingue" by Josquin Desprez)

tablature

system of notation used for lute and other plucked instruments that shows players what strings to pluck and where to place their fingers; also used for keyboard instruments until 17th century (ex. "Flow my tears" John Dowland

madrigal

14th century Italian poetic form and its musical setting, having 2 or 3 stanzas followed by a ritornello (ex. "Cruda Amarilli" by Claudio Monteverdi)

seconda pratica

Claudio Monteverdi's term for a practice of counterpoint that abandoned the rules of prima pratica in order to express the feelings of a text (ex. "Cruda Amarilli" by Claudio Monteverdi)

basso continuo

instrumental bass line is written out and players fill in the harmony with appropriate chords or improvised melodic lines (ex. "L'Orfeo" by Claudio Monteverdi)

oratrio

originated in 17th century, combining narrative, dialogue, and commentary through arias, recitatives, ensembles, choruses, and instrumental music...like an unstaged opera (ex. "Saul" by George Friederich Handel)

de capo aria

aria form with two sections; first section is repeated after the second section's close; notated with "de capo" (ex. "Gresalda" by Alessandro Scarlatti)

trio sonata

sonata for two treble instruments above a basso continuo; performed by four or more players if more than one was used for the continuo part (ex. "Trio Sonata in D Major" by Arcangelo Corelli)

tragedie en musique/tragedie lyrique

french form of opera that combined Italian opera with classical French drama, ballet, the French song tradition, and new form of recitative (ex. "Armide" by Jean-Baptiste Lully)

notes inegales

17th century convention of performing French music in which passages notated in short, even durations, are performed by alternating longer notes on the beat with shorter offbeats (ex. "Armide" by Jean-Baptiste Lully)

cantata

vocal chamber work with continuo consisting of several sections or movements that have recitatives and arias and setting a lyrical or quasi-dramatic text (ex. "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" by Johann Sebastian Bach)