MUSIC 101 Midterm: Exam 1 Study Guide
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Liturgy: a liturgy is a rite of a body if rites prescribed for public worship. In a historical context, during the medieval period, gregorian chant was an embellishment of the liturgy of western. Christianity that accompanied the celebration of mass and other ritual services. Neume: the basic elements of western and eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of the five-line staff notation. These notations served as memory aids in gregorian. Psalm tone: a melodic recitation formula used in the singing of psalms and canticles of the bible during the chanting of the liturgical hours. This is seen in the medieval period with gregorian. Fin amour: meaning courtly love, originated with troubadours in the late eleventh century. It was extramarital and it offered an escape from the dull routines and boring confinements of noble marriage. Courtly love idealized women- meaning, it put them on a pedestal above others.
