Between the Barlines

Between the Barlines

di Maeve Berry
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The Order of the Mass

I hope you’re enjoying exploring what we classify as the medieval times in music. Today, we are going to take some time to learn about the parts of the mass, some of which are variable and others that are invariable. Recommended Recordings: Rheinberger Mass in E-flat major: https://open.spotify.com/album/1s80FVp437mFKdUa4Tm8hn?si=9Ck9dqN2Ree_2Pp9odri5Q Byrd Mass for 5 Voices: https://open.spotify.com/album/5o2Vzb7bgZHzE5sHh2T38o?si=_dtOanSpRQKOsSdHMIGd_A Duruflé Requiem (organ): https://open.spotify.com/album/3E8ANGvBQrUOedNKwMy222?si=aSkrCcwlRKOcxqfCbmt8Mw Brahms Requiem: https://open.spotify.com/album/1qk8uGka8QOSUvnq5C2hLt?si=uLv-1d7hSYe0ehXAsVHCnw

Music Theory Friday: Church Modes!

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am especially excited for today’s episode, because we will only be talking about MUSIC THEORY! In order to help you study for large comprehensive music exams, I am going to take a couple of our Friday episodes to end the week to review some music theory topics. Following along chronologically in our learning, it only felt right to spend today’s short episode talking about church modes!

The Church and its Foundational Tropes

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! In today’s episode we will begin to take a look further down the timeline and talk about how the church provoked musical changes in the first millennium. Link to Noel Jones's guide on singing Gregorian chant notation: https://www.ststephenvc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/beginner-guide-chant.pdf

Antiquity in Greece

Today, we are going to chat about Ancient Greece and how much of what happened in the centuries between Babylonian times and the 1st Century AD have shaped the foundation of music.

Antiquity: Influences from Asia and Europe

In today's episode, join Dr. Maeve Berry in exploring antiquity in Mesopotamia and Asian countries before the first century AD. The episode touches on expansions in instruments, scales, and the usage of important ancient texts.

Prehistoric Music and the Antiquity

Today, Dr. Maeve Berry briefly explores the topic of monophony and how it has impacted the traditions of folk song, chant, and improvisation. Tune in to the next episode to dive a little deeper into certain areas of the world in which these topics flourished.

Paving the Road to the Renaissance: 14th Century Music and its Performance Practice

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Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I’m your host, Dr. Maeve Berry https://earlymusicmuse.com/ Articles on performing medieval music: https://earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic1of3/ https://earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic2of3/ https://earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic3of3/

Music Theory Friday: Organum

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Welcome back to Between the Barlines! This is our third installment of music theory Fridays! This is a little bit of a mini episode because we only have one major thing to talk about. Our topic today deals with one of the earliest forms of Western polyphony: organum.

Preview Episode: Let's conquer the comps!

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Dr. Maeve Berry explains the goal of beginning this podcast: helping YOU prepare for the most difficult portion of your degree!
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