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Resident Medieval Medieval Era – Part 2
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Harmony! 8th and 9th centuries – polyphony emerges
Organum – Harmony added to existing plainchant Usually a 4th or 5th
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Organum Gets Fancy More parts:
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Counterpoint/contrary motion
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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
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Rhythmic Notation Rhythmic modes
Specific combinations of note stems used to indicated prevailing mode, or pattern
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Guillaume de Machaut Rise of the composer as a legitimate profession
Machaut French composer/poet Messe de Notre Dame (Mass of Our Lady)
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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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