THEORY TO 1750
FALL 2011

 

 

Final Exam Study Guide

Terms

  • Chapter 1

    • Modal System with greek names and mode numbers

    • Tetrachord Types

    • Ambitus, Dominant, and Finalis (of each mode)

    • Monophonic

    • Rhythmic modes
       

  • Chapter 2

    • Parallel Organum

    • Free Organum

    • Melismatic Organum

    • Notre Dame Organum

    • Discant

    • Clausula
       

  • Chapter 3

    • Isorhythm, Color, Talea

    • Tenor

    • Successive counterpoint

    • Motet

  • Chapter 4

    • Ars nova, Ars antiqua

    • Augmentation

    • Diminution

    • Double-leading cadence

    • Phrygian cadence

    • Lower leading tone

    • Upper leading tone

    • Panisorythm

    • Hocket
       

  • Chapter 5

    • Paraphrase technique

    • Double suspension

    • Escape tone

    • Homophony

    • Single leading cadence

    • Suspension
       

  • Chapter 6
     

    • Fauxbourdon

    • Landini cadence or under third

    • Cantus firmus technique

    • Retrograde

  • Chapter 7

    • Imitation

    • Point of imitation

    • Sequence: real and tonal

    • Canon
       

  • Chapter 8

    • Nota Cambiata

    • Parody Technique

    • Portamento resolution

    • Cantus firmus technique
       

  • Chapter 9

    • Chaconne

    • Passacaglia

    • Figured Bass
       

  • Chapter 10

    • Homophony

    • Modulation (diatonic)

    • Pivot Chord
       

  • Chapter 11

    • Ground Bass
       

  • Chapter 12

    • Continuo

    • Baroque Binary

    • Anticipation

    • Harmonic Sequence

    • Melodic Sequence

    • Nepolitan sixth chord

    • Prygian Cadence
       

  • Chapter 13

    • Suite

Notate:

  • All cadences studied so far:

    • chant

    • modal

    • Double leading tone (can include 4-3 7-6 suspensions)

    • Single leading tone (can include 4-3 7-6 suspensions)

    • Landini (can include 4-3 7-6 suspensions)

    • Octave leap (can include 4-3 7-6 and 9-8 suspensions)

    • Tonal

      • Perfect and imperfect Authentic, Deceptive, Half, Plagal, Phrygian

  • Roman numerals

  • Second Inversion Triads

  • Secondary dominant and leading tone chords

  • Augmented sixth chords (all)

  • Neapolitan sixth chord

Listening
For each piece played in class describe the following (if applicable):  

  • Texture (monophonic/polyphonic – are the rhythms similar? which parts move faster/slower)
  • Describe the setting of the text (no text, single text, multiple texts etc.)
  • Describe the rhythm of each part (free, drone, rhythmic mode, triple, duple,
  • Describe the counterpoint (homophonic, independent)
  • Describe the starting and ending sonorities (perfect, imperfect)
  • Describe the cadences (modal, double leading tone, under third, tonal etc.)
  • Describe the “inner sonorities” (perfect consonances, triads, etc)
  • Who might be the composer?
  • God
  • Guido D’Arezzo
  • Leonin
  • Perotin
  • Petrus de Cruce
  • Machaut
  • Dunstable

 

 

  • Dufay
  • Josquin des Prez
  • Palestrina
  • Monteverdi
  • Schein
  • Purcell
  • Corelli
  • Bach