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| Question | Answer |
| Ars Nova | A term used by musicologists to describe the profound stylistic changes of Italian and French music in the 14th century |
| Verse Anthem | Sacred choral work set to a text in English, German or other language (non-Latin) featuring a choir and a soloist, often accompanied by organ or other instruments. The texture may be polyphonic, homophonic or a blend of both textures. |
| Ayre | A homophonic textured song featuring solo voice with lute accompaniment; the subject matter is often about love. This is the precursor to the modern ballad. |
| A capella | In the chapel style – unaccompanied by instruments |
| Polyphonic/Polyphony | Performance of two or more independent melodic lines of relatively equal interest at the same time. |
| Mass | Sacred choral composition made up of five sections (please list here) King (Kyrie) George (Gloria) Cried (Credo) Silently (Sanctus) And Died (Agnus Dei) |
| Organum | Medieval polyphony that consists of Gregorian chant with an additional part(s) sung a 5th above or a 4th below |
| The Renaissance | Term used to describe the 15th and 16thcenturies in Europe, a period of geographic exploration and adventure as well as intellectual curiosity and individualism |
| Madrigal | Composition for several voices set to a short secular poem, usually about love, combining homophonic and polyphonic textures and often using word painting. |
| Full Anthem | Sacred choral work set to a text in English, German or other language (non-Latin) featuring an a capella choir. The texture may be polyphonic, homophonic or a blend of both textures. |
| Motet | Polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than that of the mass; one of the two main forms of sacred Catholic Renaissance music |
| Service | The name given to the sacred ritual of the Protestant, especially Anglican church. |
| Cantus firmus | Fixed melody – often a Gregorian chant, used as the basis of a sacred vocal polyphonic composition. |
| Homophonic/Homophony | Term describing music in which one main melody is accompanied by chords. |
| Ballett | Secular composition for several voices intended to accompany dancing; it includes nonsense lyrics such as ‘fa-la-la’ and is usually about love, combining homophonic and polyphonic textures and often using word painting. |
| Modes | Scales containing 7 tones with an 8th tone duplicating the first an octave higher, but with patterns of whole and half steps (tones and semitones) different from major and minor scales; used in medieval, Renaissance, folk music and twentieth-century music. |
| Gregorian chant (also known as Plainchant) | A collection of monophonic melodies set to sacred Latin texts, sung without accompaniment. The official music of the Catholic church. |
| Word painting | Musical representation of specific poetic images – for example, a descending melodic line to accompany the word descending - often found in Renaissance and Baroque music. |
| Melisma | Singing many notes to one syllable |
| Syllabic | Singing one notes to one syllable |
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