MUSI 1000 Lecture 5: DONE Chapter 5 - Middle Ages
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Gregorian chant and early secular songs: no clearly marked rhythms, sung in rhythmic values determined by text. Polyphonic composition (after 1180): mostly in triple metre, uses repeated rhythmic patterns (rhythmic modes) Polyphonic compositions: can have dissonant sonority es within phrases, phrases end with open unisons, octaves or fifths. Little instrumental music reviews: medieval instruments different from this used in modern orchestras, some are ancestors of modern instruments, others became extinct, unique sound quality. Surviving polyphonic compositions written in non-imitative counterpoint. Named in honor of pope gregory (reigned 590-604) Important for administrative abilities: organized chants according to the liturgical calendar, not a musician: wrote a few, if any, chants, replaced numerous regional chant practices (sarum: celtic areas; mozarabic; iberia; Definition: unaccompanied vocal music, sacred latin text, composed for use in religious services in the church and monastery, written over the course of fifteen centuries. Rhythm: no metre or regular rhythms, encourage pious reflection.
