9-11 Reading

p. 4 - entry on Chord

p. 9 - entry on Harmony

p. 21 - entry on Song/Piece/Work

pp. 23-38 - all (Instruments and Ensembles)

p. 50 - entry on Drone

p. 66 - entry on Hildegard of Bingen

Harmony

Harmony is a line of music that enhances or supports the melody

Song/piece/work

A song is sung

A piece is a catch-all term that applies to all instrumental and vocal music

Drone

A drone is a continuous sustained pitch. Drones were used in plainchant music.

Hildegarde of Bingen

• Tenth child of her parents. Tithed to the church(!).
• Had many visions & wrote books about many subjects
• German
• Officially a Saint in 2012
• Known for her beautiful plainchants
• One of the only female composers in the middle ages