MSC 1003 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Guillaume De Machaut, Hildegard Of Bingen, Gregorian Chant
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Gregorian chant/plainsong: religious songs, sung in latin, carry the theological message of the church, lack of meter and regular rhythms, monophonic (no harmony), no instrumental accompaniment, minor. Organum: church polyphony, the composes added one, two or three voices on top of the existing chant, first attempt at music that isn"t monophonic, usually polyphonic; breaking away from the ancient authority (chant) of the church. Chant-> stretch the notes of a chant. Tenor (cantus firmus): lowest voice in an organum; the highest male vocal range. Proper of the mass: chants whose texts changed to suit the feast day in question to day. Ordinary of the mass: five sung portions of the mass, with texts that did not change from day. To contract his mass, machaut first took a chant in honor of the virgin and placed it in long notes in the tenor voice. Above the foundational tenor, he composed two new lines called the soprano and alto.
