MUS-M 401 1st EditionLecture 10Outline of Current Lecture14th Century Secular SongsCurrent LectureFormes Fixes- -All three include refrains (shown in capital letters) -Ballade: aabC aabC aabC NAWM 29 -Rondeau: Aba Aab AB NAWM 28 -Virelai:Abba Abba Abba A NAWM 27The Ballade is the easiest to find since it has 3 stanzas that all end with the same words in each stanzaArs Subtilior- French music of 14th century -coined in 20th century from phrase “atrem magis subtilier” (more subtle craft) -it is an extension of Ars Nova to new extremes -uses rhythmic devices to create maximum independence between partsTrecento- Italian music of the 14th century -from “mille trecento” (means 1300) -Trecento notation: -allows meters Ars Nova notation does not -includes duple, triple, and quadruple subdivision of semibreve -quadruple subdivision notated in modern editions as 2/4 and ¾ -melismas only on first syllable or last accented syllable of a lineTrecento forms: -madrigal NAWM 30 -caccia NAWM 31 -ballata NAWM 3232 does not show syncopation but the location of the melismas is the