Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Exercise 1

Following are two examples of Gregorian chant from the 11th – 13th centuries. In these examples, the first and
last pitch of each example is the first note of the mode of the piece. Medieval theorists called this note the finalis
(comparable to our tonic). Notice that the chants are written without time signatures or barlines.

1. Kyrie, Easter Mass (Mixolydian mode)


2. Alleluia (Dorian mode)

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