MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gregorian Chant, Early Christianity, A Cappella

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Introduction, basic concepts, and early music history in the western. Medieval and renaissance quiz (music online that you have to know) On listening exams, list of pieces given in the study guide. List of pieces that you have to know. Listen to it for the style traits he"s highlighting. Dating: electric base, english, secular (not religious/not intended for sacred context or worship) Earliest written music in western world, extant music, is sacred music. Due to historiography controls our knowledge/history as it is told. 9th 10th and 11th century only people who could write were monks. Oldest instrument found 10 thousand years old, flute like instrument. Ensemble about the piece: a cappella (latin = for the choir) Thing to listen for, also one of the more difficult things. Threads interlinked in music is how many parts are there. Even if we all sang together, would be one part even though in different octaves.

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