Music Flashcards
philosophy that focuses on the mind….etc
Humanism
features accurate, detailed, and realistic human faces &
bodies
realism
add depth to the background of the artwork
Linear perspective
used to write compositions
Imitative polyphony & word painting
“in the style of the chapel”
- being unaccompanied by any musical instruments
Cappella
usually in Latin language and sung as a cappella
Sacred music
polyphonic music set to a sacred latin text
Motet
set into polyphonic music during the RENAISSANCE
Mass
usual type of mass heard
Low mass
short liturgical prayer
Kyrie
latin doxology
Gloria
hymn of adoration sung
Sanctus
means “Lamb of God”
Agnus Dei
poetry set into music & arranged into multiple parts
Madrigal
musical technique which the melody reflects
Word painting