a term used for the music of fourteenth-century Europe to distinguish it from that of the old art (ars antiqua); it featured new rhythms, new harmonies, and more complicated methods of musical notation
ballade
a secular song that tells a story in simple verse, usually repeating the same music for each stanza
caccia (Italian, "chase")
a lively fourteenth-century Italian musical form that deals with everyday subjects, such as hunting and fishing
chiaroscuro (Italian, "light–dark")
in drawing and painting, the technique of modeling form in gradations of light and shade to produce the illusion of three-dimensionality
grisaille (French, "gray-toned")
the use of exclusively gray tones in painting or drawing
indulgence
a Church pardon from the temporal penalties for sins; the remission of purgatorial punishment
isorhythm
the close repetition of identical rhythmic patterns in different sections of a musical composition
round
a type of polyphonic composition that features successive voices repeating exactly the same melody and text
simony
the buying or selling of Church office or preferment (see Simon Magus, Acts of the Apostles 8:9–24)
