Middle Ages Flashcards
1
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Historical events that shaped the music?
A
- Politics: the sense of hierarchy the people with the most power at this time where the church and there was this idea of a divine rate of king where people could claim that they heard directly from God and that will give them power
- Religious: at this time, the church had most of the power, and if they didn’t agree with something or if it was not validity to buy them, it did not happen and there was a lot of corruption within the church and through this idea.
- Healthcare: lack of healthcare equals lots of death the plague and 30 year life expectancy affected the music in a good way.
2
Q
What was the music like from the Middle Ages?
A
- no access to music education
-Instruments were hard to find and not seen in the church
-the style is Gregory enchant named after the pope Gregory. He didn’t do anything specifically to music.
3
Q
What was religious music like in this time ?
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- church modes:aeolian, Ionian, Phrygian, Lydian, mixolydian, locrian
- mass ordinary: Kyrie, eleison,
4
Q
What was religious music like in this time?
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- church modes:aeolian, Ionian, Phrygian, Lydian, mixolydian, locrian
- mass ordinary: Kyrie, eleison, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, benedictus, angus dei
- traditional mass: allelujah
5
Q
What is the idea of organum in the Middle Ages?
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It’s a second line added normally duplicated it by P4 and P5 intervals
6
Q
What are neums
A
Neums we the type of notation and the orginization of that
7
Q
What was the expansion of polyphony?
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- 9th century moves forward from organum and now has octaves
- leads to the addition of a tenor clef sang an octave lower
8
Q
What was the school of Notre dame
A
A school of thought
It led to new and better orginization for neums and eventually moving further past that.
Led to new instruments
9
Q
What were the new instruments in the later Middle ages start and ideas of the age of huminism
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String family: Vielle, harp, psaltery, hurry gurdy
Woodwinds: recorder, shawm, bag pipes
