Term: Isorhythm (dec 26, 1200 – jun 26, 1299)
Description:
a compositional device that came out of Ars Nova. Mainly French.
These two things served as the structural foundation for the composition.
Talea: rhythmic pattern
Color: melodic pattern
Important composers who used it:
- Phillipe de Vitry
- Guillaume de Machaut
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