[MUAR 211] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (32 pages long)
29 Nov 2016
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Multiple choice, short answer, and fill in the blank portion based on terms (50% of the mark for the exam) be able to define each of the terms/people listed below in one sentence. Ars nova: a style that emerges in 14th century. Greater variety of note durations/rhythms is possible, more flexibility in rhythm. Increasingly complex pieces, often with highly mathematical structures and rhythms. Basso continuo: low instrument(s) playing lowest line + instrument(s) that can play chords, used to accompany singers or higher-sounding instruments. Common basso continuo instruments: cello, bassoon, double bass (playing lowest line); harpsichord, organ, lute, harp (playing chords). Castrato (plural: castrati): a man who had been castrated before puberty to retain high pitch. Chant paraphrase: pange lingua plainchant melody is present in all four parts, but it is varied from the original. (extra notes added, etc. ) Chords: grouping of simultaneous pitches that work well in combination. two or more different notes sounding at the same time.
