Mese

Governing note. Functions of ind notes depend on the position of mese as it rotates through the octave. (the middle of the scale) Greek, whole scale is dependent on the Mese. 

Tenor

Tenor means to hold, modal=chant=the repeated notes in the bulk of chant verses, organum=long drone, motet= harmonic part with no liturgical content=omnes 

Tetrachord

             four notes spanning interval of a perfect 4^th, two of them makes an octave, inner pitches subdivided three ways diatonic(2 whole and semi) , chromatic(Augmented,2 semitones and, and enharmonic(2 quarters and ditone) . 

Hexachord 

make it into a scale, ut, re me, fa, so, la (ut-la), six note grouping, invented by Guido de Arezo 

Divine Office

schedule of prayers , standard worship plan by St. Benedict. that articulates, 8 day of study and work, main= Matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, vespers, compline 

Liturgy

THE PRESCRIBED ORDER FOR THE CONDUCT OF WORSHIP 

Roman Empire vs. Holy Roman Empire

        PAPAL POWER (POPE)/POLITICAL/MILITARY POWER 

Troubadour

trouvere

minnesinger

sing about chivalry/COURTLY LOVE  

sing about courtly love

 sing about courtly love/RELIGIOUS

Ethos

the belief that music can powerfully effect HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND CHARACTER 

Trope (and don’t say simply “adding text or notes”)-

           MUSICAL GLOSSING/ADDING TEXT OR MUSIC TO ALREADY EXSISTING AND NOTATED MUSIC 

Heighted neumes

           DIASTEMATIC” NEUMES, PLACING NEUMES AT DIFFERENT HEIGHTS TO INDICATE CHANGES IN PITCH IN PITCH OR OVERALL MELODIC GESTURES 

Daseian notation

              TEXT PRINTED ON SPECIFIC LINES OF A STAFF BASED ON PITCHES TO BE SUNG/USED IN TEACHING ORGANUM PERFORMANCES

Guidonian Hand

       EACH JOINT OF THE HAND REPRESENTS A PITCH IN THE GAMUT (G2) 

Fin amour / courtly love

AN IDEAL LOVE-DENY SELF PLEASURE FOR LOVE/ CONTRASTS THE MASCULINE THEMES OF BATTLE/CHIVALRY, COMMON TOPIC IN TROUBADOURS/TROUVERES

Rhythmic modes 

          CREATED TO COORDINATE POLYPHONIC PARTS/VOICES, SEPERATED INTO LONG (LONGA) & SHORT (BREVE) NOTES, ALTERNATION CREATES TROCHAIC (LB, LB,LB) & IAMBIC (BL, BL, BL) 6 MODES

Hocket

         ALTERNATE B/T SINGING AND RESTING WITH 2 VOICES, LIGHTER AND RHYTHMICALLY SPARKLING TEXTURE 

Isorhythm

   TECHNIQUE OF ORGANIZING A LINE OF POLYPHONIC MUSIC INTO REPETIONS A FIXED SERIES OF RHYTHMIC VALUES

Ars subtilior

       SUBTLE ART”- EXTRAVAGANT OVERUSE OF THE TECHNIQUES OF  A PARTICULAR STYLE (MANNERISMS) 

English discant / Faburden

ENGLISH POLY SINGING, 3 VOICES IN HOMORHYTHMIC TEXTURE, CANTUS FIRMUS- PRIMARY VOICE, COUNTER- RUNS BELOW CANTUS FIRMS AND FORMS INTERVALS 

Cantus firmus

“FIXED SONG” ORIGINAL CHANT LINE THAT THE OTHER VOICES ARE CENTERED AROUND