Music 1711F/G Study Guide - Duple And Quadruple Metre, Isorhythm, Hemiola

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Gutenberg bible first beautiful book printed using moveable type. Isomelic melodic counterpoint to the metrical patterns of isorhythm. Pervading imitation series of musical ideas stated imitatively in all voices throughout an entire work or section of a work. Poratactic form a succession of closed, unconnected and unrelated units. Cyclic mass a cycle of all movements of the mass ordinary integrated by a common cantus firmus or other musical device. Head motif thematic idea in multiple voices placed predominantly at the beginning of a movement or a section of a movement, providing yet another element of coherence to the work as a whole. Soggato cavato cantus firmus subject is carved out of a given word or name. Ostinato cantus firmus is repeated constantly so it appears in one of the voices at all times. Free cantus firmus changes from voice to voice. Augment increases the length of the note values. Motet a prayer text that is set to music.