early music Flashcards
what time does the early music period take place?
1450-1600
who are some composers from this time?
Lassus
Thomas Tallis
William Byrd
Orlando Gibbons
Palestrina
Giovanni Gabrieli
Claudio Monteverdi
what is aeolian?
a minor mode; all the white notes between A and A’
what is ionian?
a major mode; all the white notes between C and C’
what is dorian?
a minor mode; all the white notes between D and D’
what is phryigian?
a minor mode; al the white botes between E and E’
what is lydian?
a major mode; all the white notes between F and F’
what is mixolydian?
a major mode; all the white notes between G and G’
what is monophonic music?
monophonic means using only one line of music, unaccompanied by any other voices or instruments.
what is plainsong in music?
plainsong/plainchant is a single line of unaccompanied vocal melody (monophony)
what is a cappella?
without instrument accompaniment
what is mass?
the mass is the service of the Roman Catholic Church and became the focus of many conposers’ work.
what are the five parts of mass?
kyrie
gloria
credo
sanctus and benedictus
agnus dei
