-the traditional ritual singing of the Western Christian Church.        -sung in Latin as single line melody. -unacconpanied and sung in unison -no regular meter (beats in the bar) -uses modes (instead of major/minor scales)

-a large scale sacred choral work featuring Latin text.                           -has polyphonic texture.                   -sung A capella.                                 -look out for words such as: kyrie eleison, Gloria, sanctus, credo, Angus dei, benedictus

unaccompanied, non religious song that uses imitation 

-Thomas Tallis.                                   -Giovanni Palestrino.                         -William Byrd

-recorder.                                           -sackbut.                                            -trumpet without valves.                   -viol.                                                   -lyre.                                                   -lute

what instruments were used during the renaissance period?

-a pattern of notes that was used prior to major and minor scales.       -creates a feeling of no real key

-a prominent solo instrument part in a piece of vocal music.                      -it is typically distinctive in effect, which is integral to a piece of mysic and should not be omitted in performance 

-the final chord in a piece of music played in the minor key is changed to a major key 

-early piano used in Baroque period  -sounds twangy 

a group of instruments in the same family 

-ornament                                                           -a rapid repeated movement between 2 notes which are usually a step apart.                                          -a trill is played when tr is written above it

-ornament.                                         -sounds like a crushed note played very quickly on the beat or just before it

-ornament.                                         -sounds the main note, the note above, and then the main note again

-an aria in ternary form (ABA)           -the 3rd section is not written out but the instruction da capo (from the beginning) is given instead.        -the first section is usually repeated in a highly ornamented fashion with lots of embellishments 

-a concerto in which a group of soloists (concertino) is combined and contrasted with a larger group (ripieno) and a basso continuo 

-consists of a bass line usually played by the cello, bass, viola or bassoon in addition to a keyboard/harpsichord/organ.                            -the players would fill in missing harmonies 

-a work for solo piano or solo instrument AND piano

- a work for solo instrument and orchestra 

-term used to describe highly decorative, florid, vocal singing involving scales and ornaments.       -the singer would sometimes extend their vocal range 

-describes the larger ensemble in a concerto grosso

-describes the small group of soloists in a concerto grosso

- a vocal/ choral composition in which there is little or no repetition in the musical structure 

-ornament.                                         -played quickly before the note 

-returning passage.                           -in a concerto grosso, it is the main theme played by the orchestra 

-the concluding section at the end of a movement or section to give a final effect 

-a large work for orchestra.              -usually in 4 movements 

-each part has the same melody entering one after the other 

-doesn't sound major or minor.         -no sense of key 

-a melody played against the main melody (like polyphonic)

-a change of key (think Beyonce's "love on top")

-different notes played/sung at same time

-a note held or consistently repeated in a lower/ bass part

-a note held or consistently repeated in an upper part

-hymns which were sung in gaelic.   -unaccompanied, so sung in a capella.                                               -there is usually a minister leading the congregation in the singing 

-a song which has ghe same music repeaged for verses/choruses, so will be heard repeating throughout the song 

-musical idea heard more than once in exactly the same way by exactly the same instrument 

-a pattern of notes repeated higher or lower 

-music was written for a small instrumental ensemble with one player to a part

-two phrases of music that follow on from one another.                              -the question and answer phrases tend to be equal length, use similar note values and similar style 

-a section keeps returning with different section in-between e.g. ABACA...

-the structure of a piece where the melody is heard (this is the theme), then returns several times with variations.                                          -each variation will alter some aspect of the music although it should still remain recognisable 

-a repeated pattern in the bass part while the upper parts are varied

-texture where you hear a melody with accompaniment, or where all parts play a similar rhythm at the same time 

-a texture which consists of two or more independent, melodic lines (similar to contrapuntal)

-a passage of music where the length of notes used are doubled 

-a passage of music where the length of the notes used afe halved 

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