Exam 1 - People Flashcards
Seikilos
recorded the first type of written notation
Guido of Arezzo
contextualized neumes, and conceptualized solfege
Medici family
prominent Italian family that financed many musician in the Renaissance
Pope Gregory
Canonized and compiled plain-chant for the Church
Guillaume de Machaut
developed first uses of Isorhythm
Venice
the NYC of the renaissance, center of culture and Trade
Hildegard of Bingen
early medieval composer, earliest woman we know of to compose
Giovanni Gabrieli
early Baroque, developed a sonata, Antiphony
Eleanor of Aquitaine
employer of Ventadorn
Josquin Desprez
High renaissance composer, used cantus firmus, word painting
Claudio Monteverdi
great opera composer wrote orfeo, poppea
Bernart de Ventadorn
famous trouvere, many other works of the time based on his
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
convinced pope that composing for the church was okay
Léonin
first great composer of Organum
Notre Dame
place of the famous cathedral, housed a great choir school
Thomas Weelkes
English Madrigal composer in the late Renaissance
Pérotin
one of the first famous organum composers, student of Leonin
Peri and Caccini
first early opera composers, part of the florentine cameratta
Florentine Camerata
group of intellectuals, said music corrupt, returned to ancient music
Florence
birthplace of opera
Tielman Susato
Dutch composer, wrote “Dondery” or dance party
Reims
place where Mauchaut had his debut for the proper mass
Arcangelo Corelli
Master of the violin, standardized Concerto/ sonatas
