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Name a non-melodic (non-pitched) percussion instrument (do not say “drum” – be more specific).

Equivalent to a punctuation point in language. The closing of a music thought.

Music having one main melody accompanied by other supporting musical material that does not distract the listener from the focus of the primary melody.

A form of Medieval polyphony where the upper voice moves independent of the chant voice.

German word for hymn, or hymn tune. The congregational song or hymn from the German Lutheran Church.

(1445-1521) A Franco-Flemish composer who published more than 200 works.

The last three decades of the Medieval Age (1100 to 1430).

“New Art” referring to art and music from the late Gothic Period, 14th-15th centuries.

“Holy,” one of the five texts of the Mass Ordinary.