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14th Century: Ars Nova (1300-1400), Notation and Definition (Ars Nova was…
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Notation and Definition
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Creation of duple/imperfect division of notes, division of semibreves into minims. Mode, time, prolation and mensuration signs.
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Full Circle with dot in middle: Perfect time Major (9/8)
Empty Circle: Perfect time minor (3/4)
Half Circle with dot in middle: Imperfect time, major (6/8)
Empty half circle: Imperfect time minor (2/4)
Setting
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War, especially 100 years war (1337-1453)
Church nonfunctional, authority and legitimacy of popes questioned. Babylonian Captivity of the papacy in avignon (09-77) Great papal schism (78-1417)
Separation of religion and science. Rise of secularism. Arts to entertain and portrayed naturalistic scenes.
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Guillame de Machaut
most significant french composer and poet
cleric from champagne. worked for king of bohemia and cathedral in reims
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Treats the texts of the ordinary as ONE composition instead of separate pieces. First polyphonic method written by a single composer as ONE unit. (25)
Kyrie (isorhythmic)
Gloria (discant) syllabic
Credo (discant)
Sanctus (isorhythmic)
Agnus dei (isorhythmic)
Ite missa est (isorhytmic)
Significance
Acceptance of Duple meter. But some people favored old style, Jacque de Liege
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