Medival Important People, Places, etc. Flashcards
Liber usualis
latin for “book of common use”
a book containing the music and texts of many chants use I the roman catholic services.
2000 pages containing the most frequently used texts and chants for specific rituals (baptism, matrimony, etc.)
Hildegard von Bingen
10th child, given as a tithe to the Church. She became famous for scientific writings, visions, prophecies, and for her counsel.
wrote music and poetry, including her play Ordo Virtutum, used to teach Christian values to an illiterate audience
Who wrote ordo virtutum
Hildegard von bingen
what is the name of Hildegard von binens play
ordo virtutum
in what city did Hildegard von bingen found religious order?
rupertsberg, germany
Music enchiriadis
“music handbook”, an important medieval document containing the earliest examples of notated polyphony, and parallel organum
Notre Dame School
12th and 13th century compositional school led by leonine and perotin
Leonin
a notre dame school composer
first composer of polyphony known by name, produced two part organum
active in Paris in 12th century
Perotin
a notre dame school composer from the 13the century
expanded polyphony to 3 and 4 parts
Phillippe de Vitry
composer and author of the treatise “Ars Nova”, 1322
innovator of notation in rhythm, breaking free from older patterns and rhythmic modes
Ars nova
“new art” a 14th century treatise by phiilippe de Vitry
defines the musical language of the 14th century,
previous era became known as ars antiqua
Messe de Notre Dame
one of the earliest polyphonic mass settings and one of the longest surviving, by Machaut
for 4 voices, uses isorhythm and recurring motives
Chansonnier du Roy
“songbook of the King” 13th century French manuscript containing some of the earliest examples of notated dance music, including troubadour and trouvere songs, 8 monophonic dances, including royal estampie no. 4
what book is Royal estmpie no. 4 found in?
Chansonnier du Roy
who wrote the Ars Nova
Philippe de Vitry
name 3 poets from the Middle Ages
Alighieri
Boccaccio
Chaucer
Machaut
describe his style (4 points)
outstanding poet and musician of the French Ars Nova
- sacred and secular music
- monophonic and polyphonic
- variety in intervals used, more sophisticated counterpoint
- monophonic chansons- continuation of the trouvere tradition
Describe Machaut’s musical contributions (3 points)
- rhythmic complexity demonstrated in use of devices such as syncopation, hocket and isorhythm
- works often longer and more complex than ars antiqua
- composed the first complete polyphonic Mass ordinary - messe de nostre dame
Machaut:
name a Mass
name a Motet
name a Polyphonic chanson
Messe de Nostre dame
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