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3rd quarter vocab.
vocal music
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aeolian | church mode from A to A(la to la); our natural minor scale |
| church modes | the basic scale of Western music used in sacred and secular music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period |
| counterpoint | two or more voices signing independently; the parts are equally important |
| Dorian | church mode from D to D(re to re); 3rd and 7th are lowered |
| form | the structure of a piece of music |
| Ionian | church mode from C to C(do to do); our major scale |
| Locrian | church mode from B to B(ti to ti); never used |
| Lydian | church mode from F to F(fa to fa); raised 4th |
| meter | the way in which beats are grouped |
| Mixolydian | church mode from G to G(sol to sol); lowered 7th |
| nationalism | love of one's country; nationalistic music reflects the style of a particular country |
| Phrygian | church mode from E to E(mi to mi); lowered 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th |
| strophic | each verse of text is sung to the same music |
| through-composed | text is presented with new music throughout, without repeated sections |
| vernacular | the language of the people |