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Medieval musical period - After fall of Rome 476 - 1300s Monophonic chant - Medieval. Single unison melodic line. Somber religious chants called plainchant or plainsong. Gregorian chants too. When other voices added, they moved parallel to the main voice. Cantus firmus - Main melody in a chant Motet - Medieval. Evolved from monophonic chant. Adding additional parts against main cantus firmus. Popular by 1200s. Continued through Bach. Organum - Medieval. Evolved from plainchant. Means adding a second vocal line to monophonic chant, usually 4th or 5th away from melody. Medieval Madrigal - Medieval. Italian. Duet about a pastoral subject. (Other madrigals came later) Ars Nova - Late medieval. "New art." Polyphonic with unique rhythms. Pioneered in France by Phillippe de Vitry. Led directly into Renaissance. Popularized chanson. Chanson - Late medieval, early Renaissance. Style of polyphonic vocal music that incorporated poetry. Often about courtly love and courtly intrigue. Often accompanied by a string instrument. Ligature-based notation - Medieval. Way to write music. Did not indicate rhythms.Inventor of staff - Guido d' Arezzo. Italian music theorist. Developed 4 line staff in 1000s. Evolved into 5 line staff toward end of medieval period. Troubadour - Medieval. Traveling musicians accompanying singing with string instruments like lutes, dulcimers, vielles, psalteries, and hurdy-gurdies. Secular music. Most pop during 1100s. Trouveres - Medieval. Poet musicians, usually nobility. Sang in O