Year 8 Term 3.

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Vocal Music - Lesson 1 Homework

Name:________________________________

Music Class:____________________________

1. What is a motet?
Typically is a short piece of sacred choral music

2. What is word painting?

When the music reflects the meaning of the words

3. What is melismatic word setting?

A style of vocal writing where a single syllable is sung to multiple consecutive notes.

4. Listen to Tallis’s If Ye Love Me, which can be found here: https://youtu.be/n1rGdp1AhE0

Answer the following questions:

a) Name four voice types that can be heard in this recording.

• Soprano
• Bass
• Tenor
• Falsetto

b) Choose a word to describe the tonality at the beginning.

Major

c) Choose a term to describe the texture at the beginning of the extract.

Polyphonic

d) Describe the word setting at the beginning of the extract.

Melismatic

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