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Music History 1
Exam 1 Works
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Music
Undergraduate 3
02/11/2007

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Magnus Liber Organi
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Compilation of responsorial chants which hold a 2-voice setting, put together by Leonin
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Musica enchiriadis
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Music handbook from about the 9th century, demonstrated that polyphony was prevalent in the medieval era.
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Ars Nova
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Gives French overview of what was occurring in the 14th century arts *Style of POLYPHONY from fourteenth-century France, distinguished from earlier styles by a new system of rhythmic NOTATION that allowed duple or triple division of NOTE values, SYNCOPATION, and great rhythmic flexibility.
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Roman de Fauvel
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Narrative Poem about an idiot donkey who raises to power; includes 169 pieces of music, several which are monophonic, and 30 motets
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Messe de Nostre Dame
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Written by Machaut, first complete polyphonic setting of the ordinary of the mass by a known composer
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Squarcialupi Codex
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Manuscript which includes 350 pieces of polyphonic music from 12 composers—includes portraits of composers. *Includes madrigal, caccia, and ballata
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