Chapter 2 Test Flashcards
Renaissance
Term Used to describe the 15 and 16 centuries in Europe, A period of geographic exploration and adventure as well as intellectual curiosity and individualism
Humanism
The dominant intellectual movement of the renaissance, focusing on human life and its accomplishments
Church Modes
Scales containing 7 tones with an 8 tone duplicating the first an octave higher but with patterns of whole and half steps different from major and minor scales; used in medieval Renaissance and twentieth-century music and in folk music
Drone
Long sustained tone or tones accompanying a melody
Ars Nova
Term used my musical theorist to describe the profound stylistic changes of Italian and French music in the 14th century
Mass Ordinary
Roman catholic church texts that remain the same from day to day throughout most of the year
Word Painting
Musical representation of specific poetic images
A cappella
Choral music without instrumental accompaniment
Hildegard of Bingen
Abbess, first woman composer that we have record of. Made O successores / Had visions that inspired her music
Secular Music
non religious music
Sacred Music
Religious music
Gregorian Chant
Official music of Roman Catholic church, consists of melody set to sacred latin texts and sung without accompaniment
Organum
Medieval music that consists of gregorian chant and one or more melodic lines
School of Notre Dame
In Paris, became center of polyphonic music. Leonin and Perotin as well as their followers are referred to as the school of Noter Dame
Leonin/Perotin
there music used measured rhythm (at beginning they the new notation was limited to only certain rhythmic patterns and the beat was subdivided into 3, the symbol of the trinity)
Troubadours
Composed music and poems about love (only Secular Music), From southern france, People of low class background, The notation does not indicate rhythm.
Troveres
Composed music and poems about love, From northern france, music contained more variety than Troubadours, They developed fixed and musical form, Notation doesn’t indicate rhythm
Jongleurs
As low as prostitutes, write songs based on current events; spread news by singing.
What are the three social classes of the Middle Ages/Renaissance and how did they differ?
The Nobles (rich), The Clergy (monks), and The Serfs (peasants)
Who was Machaut?
Famous musician and poet who traveled to many courts and presented beautifully decorated copies of his music and poetry and noble patrons
What years were the Renaissance?
1450 - 1600
What years were the Middle Ages?
450 - 1450
When did the new system of notation begin?
The early 14th century
What made Ars Nova different?
(the new art) When the new system or notation began
What cities were the centers of music?
Paris and Venice
What is an Estampie?
A Medieval dance
What was the subject of secular songs
Love
What was the highlight of a monk’s day?
The mass because they got to sing
The use of organs in church?
Used with music just not often because the clergy thought it distracted from worship
Who held the monopoly on learning in the Middle Ages?
Monks
