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Undergraduate 3
10/19/2014

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Term
Renaissance
Definition
"rebirth"
period between middle ages and baroque
music and art growth period
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contenance angloise
Definition
early 15th century english music
consonance with 3rds and 6ths
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Martin le Franc
Definition
poet/secretary to duke of Savoy
1410-1461
french
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John Dunstable
Definition
english, 1390-1453
famous for 3-part sacred music
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Gilles Binchois
Definition
burgundy, 1400-1460
court of Philip the Good, known for chanson
used hemiola
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Guillaume Du Fay
Definition
1397-1474 French
leading composer of 15th century
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Johannes Tinctoris
Definition
franco-flemish, 3rd gen. 15th century
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Liber de arte contrapuncti
Definition
by tinctoris, about intervals, consonances, dissonances, and their rules
limited dissonance to weak beats and syncopation
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Antoine Busnoys
Definition
gen 2 renaissance composser, late 15th cen
prolific praised chanson composer
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Burgundy
Definition
pre-central france
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Franco-Flemish
Definition
pre-netherlands
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Cantus/Superius
Definition
upper voice in renaissance music
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Tenor
Definition
melodic voice
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Contratenor
Definition
voice above tenor
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Altus
Definition
voice above contratenor
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Bassus
Definition
voice below tenor
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Black Mensural Notation
Definition
diamond note heads
black - filled in note heads
Term
Fauxbourdon
Definition
written cantus an tenor move parallel 6ths and ending in an octave
-third voice parallel 4th below cantus
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