Rondellus
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In music
rondellus is the formalized interchange
of parts or voices
according to a scheme, often used in English conducti and frequently in English motets of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, but never used for an entire piece
(Caldwell 1992, p.47). For example:
A B C D E F
C A B F D E
B C A E F D
where the italicized letters represent music with text and the other letters are melismatic. (ibid)
Rondellus is also the name of an Estonian band who perform and record mediaeval music, and who have recorded an album of Black Sabbath
covers
in Latin.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
rondellus is the formalized interchange
Voice exchange
In music, especially Schenkerian analysis, a voice exchange is the repetition of a contrapuntal passage with the voices' parts exchanged; for instance, the melody of one part appears in a second part and vice versa...
of parts or voices
Register (music)
In music, a register is the relative "height" or range of a note, set of pitches or pitch classes, melody, part, instrument or group of instruments...
according to a scheme, often used in English conducti and frequently in English motets of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, but never used for an entire piece
Piece
Piece or pieces may refer to:* A single unit of something* An informative or creative work, such as a work of art, journalism, academic research, etc.** Musical piece, a work of music, sometimes called an opus* Chess piece* Jigsaw puzzle piece...
(Caldwell 1992, p.47). For example:
A B C D E F
C A B F D E
B C A E F D
where the italicized letters represent music with text and the other letters are melismatic. (ibid)
Rondellus is also the name of an Estonian band who perform and record mediaeval music, and who have recorded an album of Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
covers
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
in Latin.
Source
- Caldwell, John (1992). The Oxford History of English Music : Volume 1: From the Beginnings to c.1715. ISBN 0-19-816129-8.