VPMC88H3 Lecture : Lecture 3
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Solfege came from the hymn ut queant laxis . 11th century four line staff and square notation. Were looked down upon, traveled from town to town. Adam de la halle"s jeu de robin et marion. Parallel motion note vs. note, harmonized with fourth and fifth. Contrary motion one melody with another melody beneath. Best singers do the harmony, chorus becomes monophonic. Florid chant melody is below, add notes to the top. Leonin best creator or organum, some are arthymic, some are rhythmic. magnus liber organi (cycle of 2 part organum) www. notesolution. com. Solo melismatic section of plainchant became discant clausula (rhythmic) Motet text added up upper voice of discant clausula. Chant is in the bottom voice, in elongated drone so it is hard to hear. Purpose of the technique is faith, even though you can"t see god, he"s there parallels with the notion melody is there even you can"t recognize ite.
