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1 Resident Medieval Medieval Era – Part 2

2 Harmony! 8th and 9th centuries – polyphony emerges
Organum – Harmony added to existing plainchant Usually a 4th or 5th

3 Organum Gets Fancy More parts:

4 Counterpoint/contrary motion

5 Leonin and Perotin Notre Dame organum – Very complex
Magnus liber organi (Great Book of Organum) Clasula – Polyphonic chants that could be substituted Motets – New text in existing clasula

6 Rhythmic Notation Rhythmic modes
Specific combinations of note stems used to indicated prevailing mode, or pattern

7 Guillaume de Machaut Rise of the composer as a legitimate profession
Machaut French composer/poet Messe de Notre Dame (Mass of Our Lady)

8 Instruments of the Medieval Era
Strings - Vielle, rebec Winds - Shawm, trumpet Percussion – Bells, cymbals, timbrels, drums Keyboard – Organ, portative organ, hurdy-gurdy


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