MUSIC 2251 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Organum, A Cappella
19 Oct 2018
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Ch 14 - layering lines: polyphony at notre dame the ability to create and coordinate simultaneous lines (melodies/layers/ tracks ) is the mark of supreme musical craft. Polyphony - the combo of 2 or + simultaneous melodic lines. The single most important feature in the development of western music. Euro polyphony is distinct bc it was notated. Necessitated the use of meter and standard system of notation. Church music was able to be more standardized and more complex. Not everyone welcomed it bc they saw it as a distraction from religion. Meter and rhythm rhythmic modes - patterns of long + short note durations. Added a 2nd voice to a gregorian melody at the interval of a 5th or 4th. Leonin is the 1st recognized composer of polyphonic music, leader of the notre dame school. Next is perotin, who increased singers to 3 then 4. Now called tenor" (latin for to hold")
