MIDTERM TEST REVIEW

IN CLASS PART OF THE TEST

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

     

Compose:

  • 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)

 

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

 

 


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