Dark Age / Renaissance - Pieces

Question 1

“Domine, labia mea aperies”

Answer 1

Type:
Sacred

Style: 
Gregorian chant (monophonic)

Significant characteristic:
Organum (parallel 5th)

Question 2

“Dies irae”

Answer 2

Type:
Sacred

Style:
Gregorian chant

Significant characteristic:
Performed at mass for the deceased

Question 3

“Ich lope ein wip”

Answer 3

Type:
Secular

Style:
Instrumental (dancing)

Significant characteristic:
German -> Minnesänger (Tanhäusser)

Question 4

“De toutes flours”

Answer 4

Type:
Secular

Style:
Motet (composition in Latin & French)

Significant characteristic:

• > polyphonic (2 distant melodies at the same time)
• > mixing sacred (Latin) & secular (French) elements

Question 5

“In taverna quando sumus”

Answer 5

Type:
Secular

Style:
Drinking song with instrumental accompaniment

Significant characteristic:
Subject matter: worldly

Question 6

“De souspirant cuer”

Latin

Answer 6

Type:
Sacred

Style:
Motet
A capella

Significant characteristic:
A capella
Polyphonic

Question 7

“Ascendo ad Patrem”

Answer 7

Type:
Sacred

Style:
Motet

Significant characteristic:
A capella
Polyphonic

Question 8

“It was a lover and his lass”

Answer 8

Type:
Secular

Style:
Madrigal

Significant characteristic:
Subject matter: love
Refrain

Question 9

“Joan to the Maypole”

Answer 9

Type:
Secular

Style:
Madrigal

Significant characteristic:
Spring celebration “May Day”

Question 10

“Now is the month of Maying”

Answer 10

Type:
Secular

Style:
Madrigal

Significant characteristic:
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