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LaDunn

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While most surviving music during the Middle Ages is monophonic, the
  polyphony of the era is characterized by:


 
 

a. dissonances that resolve to open, hollow-sounding, consonant chords
  b. a basso continuo that supports the melody
  c. sudden shifts to remote chords for expressive purposes
  d. triads that are now the standard consonant chord
  e. simple chordal harmonies that are made more active by an Alberti bass



Question 2

Medieval melody is best described as:
 
 

a. tuneful melodies created by short, balanced phrases; frequent cadences
  produce a light, airy feeling
  b. wide-ranging, disjunct lines are often chromatic and dissonant
  c. rarely tuneful or singable; instead they twist and turn rapidly in undulating
  patterns
  d. they move mostly by step within a narrow range and rarely use chromatic
  notes
  e. long, singable lines have powerful climaxes; expressiveness achieved through
  chromatic inflections




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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

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LaDunn

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Reply 2 on: Jul 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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