2.6 The Middle Ages

phrases

lines of text with pauses between

mele pule

hawai'ian prayer songs sung to bring images of gods to life

organum

the earliest type of polyphony

estampies

1-line pieces with repeated phrases in several forms (triple meter)

qur'anic recitation

reading of the Islamic Qur'an (NOT singing)

Middle Ages timeframe

5th century to age of Columbus

antiphon

simple genre with elaborate melody

isorhythm

intricate structural technique in motets with equal rhythm but different pitch

ars nova

"new "art/technique

strophic form

stanzas to the same melody, often in aab form each

Dorian mode

focal point is D

Phrygian mode

focal point is E

Lydian mode

focal point is F

Mixolydian mode

focal point is G