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Genre: Hymn
Texture: Homophonic
Meter: Moderate Duple
Style: Capella
The genre of this piece is hymn. It is an acapella-type style of music. The texture of the song is homophonic. The moderate duple meter in the song allows for it to be sung at a slower pace.

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 1 (Anonymous: "In paradisum")

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 1 (Anonymous: "In paradisum")

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Genre: Gregorian chant
Texture: Monophonic
Meter: None
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is Gregorian chant. It is an melismatic-type style of music. The texture of the music is monophonic. There is not a meter in this piece of music.

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 2 (Pérotin: "Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia")

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 2 (Pérotin: "Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia")

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Genre: Plainchant
Texture: Organum
Meter: None
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is plainchant. It is a melismatic-type style of music. The texture of the music is an organum. In this piece of music, there is no meter being followed.

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 3 (Navajo: "K'adnikini'ya")

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 3 (Navajo: "K'adnikini'ya")

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Genre: Navajo
Texture: Monophonic
Meter: The drum keeps the beat
Style: Syllabic
The genre of this piece is Navajo. It is a syllabic-type style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. The drums in the song is what keeps the meter going.

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 4 (Dufay: "Ave maris stella")

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 4 (Dufay: "Ave maris stella")

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Genre: Gregorian hymn
Texture: Homophonic
Meter: Triple
Style: A capella
The genre of this piece is Gregorian hymn. It is an acapella-type style of music. The texture of the song is homophonic. The triple meter in the song allows for it to be sung at a moderate pace.

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 5 (Gabrieli: "O magnum mysterium")

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#1: Listening Journal Entry 5 (Gabrieli: "O magnum mysterium")

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Genre: Motet
Texture: Polyphonic
Meter: Duple / Triple
Style: Syllabic / Melismatic
The genre of this piece is Motet. It is a cross between a syllabic into a melismatic-type style of music. The texture of the song is polyphonic. The meter transitions from a slow triple into a duple in the song.

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 1 (Purcel: "When I am laid in earth")

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 1 (Purcel: "When I am laid in earth")

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Genre: Oratorio
Texture: Monophonic
Meter: Duple
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is an Oratorio. The song is written about death. It is a melismatic-type style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. The meter of the piece is a duple meter.

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 2 (Mozart: Don Giovanni, "Commendatore")

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 2 (Mozart: Don Giovanni, "Commendatore")

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Genre: Opera
Texture: Polyphonic
Meter: No meter
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is an Opera. It is a melismatic-type style of music. Within the song, there is a very dramatic story of cheating being told. The texture of the song is polyphonic. There is no meter in this piece of music.

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 3 (Mozart: Don Giovanni, "La ci darem la mano")

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 3 (Mozart: Don Giovanni, "La ci darem la mano")

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Genre: Opera
Texture: Polyphonic
Meter: No meter
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is an Opera. It is a melismatic-type style of music. Very similar to the last song, there is another story of cheating being told, but this time he is caught at the end. The texture of the song is polyphonic. There is no meter in this piece of music.

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 4 (Puccini: Madame Butterfly, "Un bel di vedremo")

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 4 (Puccini: Madame Butterfly, "Un bel di vedremo")

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Genre: Opera
Texture: Polyphonic
Meter: No meter
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is an Opera. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is polyphonic. There is no meter in the song. It is about the missing of a loved one while they are away.

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 5 (Adams: Nixon in China, "The people are the heroes now")

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#2: Listening Journal Entry 5 (Adams: Nixon in China, "The people are the heroes now")

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Genre: Opera
Texture: Homophonic
Meter: No meter
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is an Opera. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is homophonic. One again, there is no meter in this piece due to it being an Opera. It is about the aftermath of a war, where the president is trying to keep everything civilized.

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 1 ("Summertime" - Porgy and Bess)

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 1 ("Summertime" - Porgy and Bess)

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Genre: Opera
Texture: Monophonic
Meter: No meter
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is an Opera. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. There is no meter in this piece. It is about how you are being protected by your parents and everything will be okay.

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 2 ("Behold the Lord High Executioner" - The Mikado)

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 2 ("Behold the Lord High Executioner" - The Mikado)

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Genre: Opera
Texture: Polyphonic
Meter: No meter
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is an Opera. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is polyphonic. There is no meter in this piece. The singer lists off people's names who will not be missed if they were killed.

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 3 ("76 Trombones" - The Music Man)

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 3 ("76 Trombones" - The Music Man)

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Genre: Musical
Texture: Monophonic
Meter: No meter
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is a musical. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. There is no meter in this piece. This song would normally be played for marching bands to keep them going and to inspire them.

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 4 (Intro - Little Shop of Horrors)

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 4 (Intro - Little Shop of Horrors)

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Genre: Musical
Texture: Polyphonic
Meter: No meter
Style: Melismatic
The genre of this piece is a musical. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is polyphonic. There is no meter in this piece. This is the intro song to a movie. It hints to there being something scary happening later on.

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 5 ("Madam Librarian" - The Music Man)

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#3: Listening Journal Entry 5 ("Madam Librarian" - The Music Man)

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Genre: Serenade
Texture: Monophonic
Meter: Duple
Style: Melismatic
This song is a serenade to the librarian. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. There is a duple meter in this piece. The singer expresses his affection towards the librarian and explains to her that he wants her.

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 1 (Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini)

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 1 (Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini)

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Genre: Serenade
Texture: Monophonic
Meter: Duple
Style: Melismatic
This song is a serenade to the librarian. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. There is a duple meter in this piece. The singer expresses his affection towards the librarian and explains to her that he wants her.

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 2 (Afro-American Symphony, IV)

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 2 (Afro-American Symphony, IV)

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Genre:
Texture:
Meter:
Style:
This song is a serenade to the librarian. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. There is a duple meter in this piece. The singer expresses his affection towards the librarian and explains to her that he wants her.

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 3 (Appalachian Spring, Section 2)

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 3 (Appalachian Spring, Section 2)

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Genre:
Texture:
Meter:
Style:
This song is a serenade to the librarian. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. There is a duple meter in this piece. The singer expresses his affection towards the librarian and explains to her that he wants her.

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 4 (Appalachian Spring, Section 7)

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 4 (Appalachian Spring, Section 7)

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Genre:
Texture:
Meter:
Style:
This song is a serenade to the librarian. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. There is a duple meter in this piece. The singer expresses his affection towards the librarian and explains to her that he wants her.

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 5 (Prelude for Piano No. 6 [Andante Mystico])

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#4: Listening Journal Entry 5 (Prelude for Piano No. 6 [Andante Mystico])

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Genre:
Texture:
Meter:
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This song is a serenade to the librarian. It is a melismatic style of music. The texture of the song is monophonic. There is a duple meter in this piece. The singer expresses his affection towards the librarian and explains to her that he wants her.