MUSIC 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Melisma, Neume, Pig Latin
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Let"s practice: listen to excerpt, composer: anon, piece: kyrie eleison, one stylistic feature: melismatic. Things i forgot: greek, part of the ordinary, ninefold pattern: another excerpt, composer: leoninus, piece: alleluia, one stylistic feature: melismatic, polyphonic, discant, wrong. Veridunt omnes, perotinus, polyphonic: another excerpt, composer: anon, piece: introit puer natus, one stylistic feature: neumatic, monophonic, make sure you listen to everything! There are only 7 pieces: even the longer ones are very repetitive. Gregorian chant/plainchant/plainsong: name 2 stylistic features: monophonic, neumatic. Organum: name 2 stylistic features: polyphonic, melismatic, discant. *chant is a monophonic line, organum is a polyphonic composition that uses chant as the basis. What does it do: how would you define the difference b/w harmony and melody, tempo (types, def"n, out of 9 or 10 in text, he has chosen ~6 of those tempo markings, check textbook, check avenue list. When he asks for instruments, it"s the medieval instruments from monday, not mainstream stuff from textbooks: medieval musical style.
