Middle Ages works Flashcards
Who wrote Messe de Nostre Dame?
Guillaume de Machaut
[p. 33]
Describe Rose, liz
charming four-voice chanson
Machaut’s courtly elegance is projected
two musical phrases are arranged to reflect the poetic structure
[p. 35]
Name the tune used by Guido of Arezzo to teach sight singing.
Ut queant laxis
[p. 13]
Who wrote De ma dame vient/Diex, comment porroie/Omnes?
Adam de la Halle
[p. 21]
Name a piece by Moniot d’Arras.
Ce fut en mai
[p. 22]
Describe “Robin m’aime”
secular song, translates “Robin loves me”
from 13th-century musical play Je de Robin et Marion
by Adam de la Halle
consists of a monophonic, modal melody
[p. 26]
Describe Istampita Palamento
14th-century Italian dance
derived from the French estampie
has sectional form, with open and closed endings
[p. 30]
Who wrote Ma fin est mon commencement?
Guillaume de Machaut
[p. 35]
Who wrote Rose, liz?
Guillaume de Machaut
[p. 35]
Describe Dies irae
text drawn from Requiem Mass; describe the “Day of Wrath” or “Judgment Day”
melody attributed to Thomas of Celano (ca 1250)
quoted in works by Berlioz, Liszt, and Sondheim
tune has come to symbolize death and the supernatural
[p. 12]
Name the example of organum quadruplum written by Perotin.
Sederunt principes
[p. 17]
O mitissima/Virgo/Haec dies
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O mitissima/Virgo/Haec dies
Genre: polytextual motet, from Bamberg Codex
Composer: anonymous
Composition date: 13th century
Sources of text: poems in praise of the Virgin Mary; Haec dies
Language: Latin
Performing forces: three voices, lowest voice sometimes play by an instrument
Texture: polyphonic
[p. 18]
Who wrote the chanson Douce dame jolie?
Guillaume de Machaut
[p. 35]
Describe Ordo virtutum
translates Play of Virtues
allegorical morality play, or sacred drama
by Hildegard von Bingen
her longest and best-known work
remarkable not only for its length, but also for its musical design
[p. 12]
Name the hymn to John the Baptist.
Ut queant laxis
[p. 13]
Name two rondeaux by Guillaume de Machaut.
Rose, liz and Ma fin est mon commencement
[p. 35]
“Royal Estampie No. 4”
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“Royal Estampie No. 4”
Genre: dance music
Composer: anonymous
Composition date: late 13th century
Texture: monophonic
Form: sectional structure, with open and closed endings
Performing forces: variable (instruments)
Collection: Chansonnier du Roy
[p. 29]
Describe Kalenda maya
a dance-song celebrating the first of May (May Day)
[p. 26]
Who wrote the treatise Ars nova?
Philippe de Vitry
[p. 32]
Haec dies (organum)
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Haec dies (organum)
Genre: organum (Notre Dame style)
Composer: anonymous, in the style of Leonin
Composition date: ca 1175
Source of text: Old Testament - Psalms
Language: Latin
Performing forces: soloist & chorus
Texture: polyphonic, with monophonic sections
Number of voices: two