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3Latin for "fixed melody"; the basis of polyphonic _____ during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The tune was taken from a Gregorian chant and would move very slowly underneath more rapid vocal or instrumental lines above it.
5A musical drama complete with libretto and usually sung throughout. It is a combination of music, drama, scenery, costumes, dance, etc., which creates a complete art form.
7The celebration of the Roman Catholic Mass in which the items are sung, distinguishing it from the low Mass, in which all the prayers are read or recited without music.
10a recitative with the lyrical quality of an aria but usually without the same structure (ternary). This form of singing has existed since the Baroque era.
11From the Italian word meaning "to hold". In the Middle Ages it was the _____ or sustaining part or a polyphonic composition. Generally the lowest voice in a piece such as an organum or motet.
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1A polyphonic vocal style of composition. It was popular in the Middle Ages, when it consisted of a tenor voice foundation upon which other tunes were added.
2Decorative notes of short duration added to compositions (by virtually any instrument) to emphasize certain notes and to add flavor to the _____.
4A small drum that has strap by which it is suspended from the players shoulders. Played with the pipe by one performer since the pipe has only three holes and can be played with one hand, leaving the other hand available to play a drum.
6A stringed musical instrument, pre-violin but larger with six strings that are struck with a bow. The neck has frets, used for stopping the strings. The word also refers in general to any bowed stringed instruments that preceded the modern violin family.
8Meaning "high" in French, the word is used to describe hand-held musical instruments from the Middle Ages and Renaissance that are loud and were typically used outdoors.
9a song for single voice, with or without accompaniment. It first developed in Baroque operas. There are generally two contrasting sections, with a decorated repeat for the first section.

 
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