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TEXTURE
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The density of sound; the number of simultaneously sounding lines.
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POLYPHONY
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Two or more independent, simultaneously sounding melodies having equal emphasis.
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VERNACULAR
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The most familiar and most used language of the people of a nation, region, or a cultural group.
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COUNTERPOINT
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The compositional technique of creating polyphonic texture.
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ANTIPHONAL
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Responsive
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SYLLABIC SETTING
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A setting of a text to music in which one syllable of text is given one note of music.
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MOTET
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A sacred, polyphonic composition with a nonliturgical text.
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CONJUNCT
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Combined.
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CANTUS FIRMUS
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A term meaning "fixed melody" that denotes a preexisting melody, often a Gregorian chant, which a composer from the Renaissance used as the basis of a polyphonic composition.
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CONSORT
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A group of similar instruments--such as soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorders--that provde a homogenous sound.
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UNITY
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Music that does not ramble and is cohesive, with an exact or a modified repetition of themes and patterns.
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CADENCES
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A point of repose at the ending of a musical phrase.
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CHANT
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A simple song found in many cultures and traditions.
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ART MUSIC
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Music that is formal, sophisticated, urban, and appreciated by an educated elite.
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MELISMATIC
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A setting of a text to music in which one syllable of text is given a series of musical notes.
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