La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie Flashcards
Composer:
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
Guillaume de Machaut
Genre:
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
Kyrie (Mass Ordinary; text is present at every Mass service)
Date:
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
ca. 1364(Ars nova)
Origin:
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
Reims, France
Liturgical function:
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
Plea for mercy
Textures:
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
4-voice polyphony (homophony and non-imitative polyphony) and plainchant
Form:
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
Kyrie I: ABA: 4-voice polyphony setting (A); plainchant (B); same 4-voice polyphonic setting (A)
Christe: ABA: plainchant (A); 4-voice polyphony (B); same plainchant as A)
Kyrie II: ABA: 4-voice polyphony setting (A); plainchant (B); same 4-voice polyphonic setting (A)
Text style:
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
melismatic (short text allows for lots of melismas)
Listening clue(s):
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
This is a polyphonic setting of the Kyrie text (always listen for the text); the other setting on this list is monophonic. Rich texture, striking harmonies result from the counterpoint.
Use of isorhythm: Kyrie I
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
presents the 28-note plainchant (Kyrie) in two ways: Tenor has a 4-note talea (fixed pattern of rhythm) that appears 7 times; the contratenor has a second isorhythm, but we did not discuss that, so focus on the tenor instead.) The 28 plainchant notes are presented in order(this melody is referred to as the color). The beginning of each talea is indicated in the score with a Roman numeral.[Note: if I ask about isorhythm in this piece, it would refer to the Kyrie I
Talea =
fixed pattern of rhythm
The 28 plainchant notes are presented in order. This melody is referred to as the ____
La Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
color
