Note to players: You may give your answers in either English or the language of origin. Two answers required. In the preface to Book VIII of his madrigals, Monteverdi changes a system defined by these two terms by replacing one with both concitato and temperato, forming three genera of emotions. In modern scores, symbols historically called these two terms are placed above the note to indicate implied musica ficta. The hexachord starting on C is “natural” for having no notes specified by these terms. The mi and fa versions of a note are distinguished by these two terms, respectively appearing in hexachords (*) named for these two terms starting on G and F. The notes H and B are distinguished by signs named for these two terms, respectively evolving into the natural and sharp signs and the flat sign. In German, abbreviations for these two terms in Latin are used to denote major and minor keys. For 10 points, name these two terms denoting contrasting rigidity. ■END■
ANSWER: durum and molle [accept hard and soft; prompt on sharp and flat, or natural and flat before “natural,” by asking “what were the historical terms for those?”]
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