11 Terms
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General music
Portative organ
Music; General music
Mediaeval organ small enough to be carried or set on a table, usually with only one set of pipes.
Madrigal
Music; General music
Renaissance secular work originating in Italy for voices, with or without instruments, set to a short, lyric love poem; also popular in England.
Diatonic
Music; General music
Melody or harmony built from the seven tones of a major or minor scale. A diatonic scale encompasses patterns of seven whole tones and semitones.
Positive organ
Music; General music
Small single-manual organ, popular in the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
Bas
Music; General music
Mediaeval category of soft instruments, used principally for indoor occasions, as distinct from haut, or loud, instruments.
Madrigal choir
Music; General music
Small vocal ensemble that specialises in a cappella secular works.