Mapeh Flashcards
When the Roman Empire fell, life in Europe became difficult, poor, and miserable hence, the name
“Dark Ages.”
This was the beginning of a new era called the ________ when life was difficult, but its music was simple.
Middle Ages or the medieval period (1400-1600)
Music started to flourish during the_____ the age of exploration, discovery, and innovation.
Renaissance period
revealed the elegance, grandeur, extravagance and perfection of all the
things in society.
Baroque period
(700-1400)
Medieval Music
the start of written music. Inside cathedrals and abbeys, exploration of pitch and rhythm evolved into composition and performance basics.
Medieval period
Also known as plainchant or plainsong, it is a monophonic vocal line sung by monks as choral music was among the main music forms of the period.
Gregorian chant.
were traveling aristocratic medieval poet-musicians from Southern France. Though they are French, their music was easily assimilated into English society, because the language used by English courts was French.
Troubadours
Also known as Adam Le Boscu (The Hunchback) he was considered the “last of the Trouvères”-the aristocratic poet-musicians of Northern France.
Adam de la Halle
The origin of the Do-Re-Mi, or sol-fa syllables, can be traced back to the 10th century. It was developed by Italian music theorist and Benedictine monk _____ Every note name is the initial syllable of each stanza of his Hymn to John the Baptist.
Guido d’Arezzo.
comes from the word “rebirth.” From the word itself, it is the period of development not only in music but in other aspects of life in the Western world.
Renaissance
(1400-1600)
Renaissance Music
Renaissance music period is sometimes called:________
without instrumental accompaniment.
The golden age of a cappella-vocal music
A common unifying musical technique called _____ was formed by simultaneously singing or playing different melodies that enter different parts of the song or piece.
polyphony
The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance is
Florence, Italy.
Renaissance music had the main influence on the evolution of____ a form of accompanied solo music consisting of a vocal line, and early opera, where music and drama combined.
monody
Renaissances music Mass has two main kinds
Ordinary mass, proper mass
which involves a fixed order of songs and prayers done every day
Ordinary mass
This involves songs and prayers that vary from each day throughout the year according to a certain liturgical event, such as Pentecost or Nativity.
Proper Mass
songs were originally from troubadours.
Coming from secular poetry with delicacy and charm, its lyrics are about sentiment, wit, or passion.
Madrigal
is the most known
16th-century representation
of the Roman School of musical composition.
Giovanni da Palestrina
(1525-1594), Palestrina, Italy
Giovanni da
Palestrina
There were also Renaissance musicians who created and sang songs with subjects about comedy, wit, and infatuation._____
was one of them.
Thomas Morley
(155-1602), Norwich, England
Thomas Morley
is called the father of madrigal from Oxford and received a Bachelor of Music degrera big parishes
Thomas Morley
Derived from the Portuguese term barocco, meaning oddly shaped pearl,
Baroque music
is a period or style of Western music from around 1600 to 1750. This era came after the Renaissance music period and before the classical music period
Baroque music
(1685-1750)
Baroque Music
the Italian words for “big concert,” utilizes an ensemble of a group of soloists (concertino) and a full orchestra (ripieno).
Concerto Grosso
is somewhat similar to a round song. It is a music piece that uses interwoven melodies based on a single musical idea.
fugue
is a large religious-themed compositional work for soloists, choir, and orchestra. It’s significant to Baroque churches.
oratorio
rappers can perform in a sing-talk manner without sounding out of tune. This particular technique was first done in Baroque operas and is called
recitatives