Question
Baude Cordier’s song “Belle, bonne, sage,” is drawn in the shape of a heart, exemplifying the elaborate notation of this style. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this complex style of polyphonic music that flourished around Avignon in the late 1300s. Ursula Günther coined the name for this style, based on the writings of the composer Philippus de Caserta.
ANSWER: Ars Subtilior
[10e] Cordier’s song “Tout par compas” (“too” par com-PAH), is categorized as either a rondeau or one of these pieces, in which different voices imitate the initial subject. Johann Pachelbel wrote one in D that is ubiquitously played at weddings.
ANSWER: canon [accept Pachelbel’s Canon in D]
[10m] In medieval polyphonic music, this adjective denoted a time division into groups of two. Today, this adjective denotes an authentic cadence in which either a chord is inverted or the top voice does not end on the tonic.
ANSWER: imperfect
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Summary
| 2023 BHSU @ Berkeley | 03/18/2023 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Maryland | 03/11/2023 | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 67% | 33% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Northwestern | 02/25/2023 | Y | 6 | 23.33 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 2023 BHSU Online | 04/15/2023 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Sheffield | 04/15/2023 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 0% | 50% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Waterloo | 04/15/2023 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 BHSU @ Yale | 04/08/2023 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Magisters Ludi | Broken Imperial Nomads | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Buzzers Karamazov | Oxford Hornets | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |