MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cantus Firmus, Guillaume Du Fay, Guillaume De Machaut
10 Apr 2019
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12th to 14th centuries end of the medieval period 15/01/18. Early secular vocal works: peasants weren"t literate, secular songs made for the court in their vernacular language (usually old french, 12th century: start of university. Earliest instrumental music: ex: estampie, dance isn"t a genre. Very metrical, has a beat (ie: has a meter) Rhythm repeats a lot (common for dances) Depends on the type of dance: determined by the meter, which beats are accented, which beat they step, this music doesn"t say which instruments are used, we just know they were used on, etc. Polyphony (2 melodies: ex: parallel organum. They and the chant melodies written down and memorized, but they can improvise. Move together in perfect force (sing notes at same time, but sing different notes) Easiest way to make a chant a little more interesting: ex: p rotin, viderunt omnes. One person holds a note for a long time while 3 others sing melodies against it.
