Medieval Music History

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one melody performed with no accompaniment

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Monophonic

Front

multiple melodies at the same time doing different things

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Polyphonic

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one melody with other parts supporting it

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Homophonic

Front

vocal music with one note per syllable of text

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Syllabic

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vocal music with multiple syllables per text

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Melismatic

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500-1400

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Medieval Music Period

Front

a sustained pitch, usually scale degree 1, used to help ground a melody

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Pedal Tone or Drone

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religious texts sung in the church

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Plainsong or Chant

Front

an early type of polyphony where two voices sang the same melody in parallel harmony

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Organum

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two voices moving in the same direction by the same interval

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Parallel Motion