Mass Flashcards
What did Machaut use to influence his ‘Messe de Nostre Dame’?
the Messe de Tournai
Which composer does “among the first composers for whom we have a complete edition of collected works” refer to?
Guillaume de Machaut
What term does “Latin for “new art,” from the title of a treatise by composer Philippe de Vitry” refer to?
ars nova style
where does the name ars nova come from?
It is the name of a treatise written by Philipe de Vitry
which two ars nova styles have to do with rhythm and melody?
isorhythm and hocket
Musica ficta can be compared to the modern-day practice of…
raising or lowering a pitch by means of an accidental.
What term does “Latin for “false music”” refer to?
musica ficta
What term does “used in reference to French music of the 14th century; the previous era came to be known as ars antiqua” refer to?
ars nova style
polyphonic settings of the Mass began to appear in…
the 14th century
What term does “a rhythmic and melodic technique frequently employed in ars nova style” refer to?
hocket
Which composer does “composed the first complete polyphonic setting of the Mass Ordinary: Messe de Nostre Dame” refer to?
Guillaume de Machaut
What term does “performance practice applied in modal music of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance” refer to?
musica ficta
Which composer does “his monophonic chansons represent a continuation of the trouvère tradition” refer to?
Guillaume de Machaut
What term does “from French word hoquet meaning “hiccup”” refer to?
hocket
Which composer does “employed highly sophisticated contrapuntal techniques” refer to?
Guillaume de Machaut
What term does “color and talea are typically not the same length, overlapping rather than coinciding” refer to?
isorhythm
Which composer does “harmonic style includes a wider use of consonant intervals (thirds and sixths) than normally appears in works of the ars antiqua” refer to?
Guillaume de Machaut
Which composer does “the most celebrated and significant composer of the French ars nova” refer to?
Guillaume de Machaut
What term does “much like modern-day accidentals” refer to?
musica ficta
The Kyrie of the Messe de Nostre Dame is based on what mode?
the Dorian mode
Which composer does “his polyphonic chansons demonstrate 14th century rhythmic complexity, including the use of syncopation, hocket, and isorhythm” refer to?
Guillaume de Machaut
Vitry’s his treatise was so influential that much of the music of the ______ is named after it, and it was this “new art” that would point the way to ________
14th century
the Renaissane.
Which composer does “his chansons are often based on the formes fixes of French poetry” refer to?
Guillaume de Machaut
What term does “performers raised or lowered pitches by a half step to avoid undesirable intervals or create harmonic tension leading to cadences” refer to?
musica ficta
