MUSIC 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Philippe De Vitry, Guillaume De Machaut, Charles Fauvel
20 Oct 2016
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Chapter 3: the ars nova: musical developments in the. Ars nova- new notational system of the 14th century. (cid:858)ne(cid:449) a(cid:396)t(cid:859: exponential mathematics made this possible, duple meter was an advancement of 14th century music, based on the teachings of philippe de vitry (1291-1361) These innovations only made more potent the musical representation of discordia concors, the divine tuning of the world through the harmonization of oppositions. Many more consonant qualities (ex the major third). Ars nova innovations were a by-product of the theory of exponential po(cid:449)e(cid:396)s a(cid:374)d the theo(cid:396)y of (cid:858)ha(cid:396)(cid:373)o(cid:374)i(cid:272) (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396)s(cid:859). Allo(cid:449) us to e(cid:374)d up with four basic combinations of tempus (t) and prolation (p): both perfect. Tempus perfectum, prolatio major perfect time, major prolation. Equivalent to 9/8: t perfect, p imperfect. Tempus perfectum, prolatio minor perfect time, minor prolation. Equivalent to 3/4: t imperfect, p perfect. Tempus imperfectum, prolatio major imperfect time, major prolation. Tempus imperfectum, prolatio minor imperfect time, minor prolation.
