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Music App "Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque" Flashcards

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Non-religious vocal works in several parts

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Madrigal

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Without instruments

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A Cappella

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Traveling poet musician in Germany

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Minnesinger

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Having a single melodic line

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Monophonic

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More than one voice part

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Polyphonic

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Single melodic line with chordal accompaniments

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Homophonic

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Single melodic line with chordal accompaniments

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Homophonic

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When performers sing/play the same melody but in their own way

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Heterophonic

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When performers sing/play the same melody but in their own way

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Heterophonic

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Markings over or under the text to signal pitch changes

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Neumes

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A compositional method in which 2 voice parts sing the same melody, one a perfect fourth or fifth higher than the other

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Parallel organum

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Music with no strict meter or accompaniment, sung by a single voice or unison choir, also knows as plainchant

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Plainsong

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Written notation

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Score

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Non-religious

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Secular

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Based on verses from the bible (religious)

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Sacred

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Traveling poet-musicians from southern France

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Troubadour

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Traveling poet-musicians from northern France

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Trouvere

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A Benedictine monk who devised the first true system of staff notation, based on a four-line staff

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Guido of Arezzo

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One of the most famous composers of the medieval era
First documented woman composer
Composed sacred music only for women

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Hildegard Von Bingen

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What role did the church play during the medieval era?

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They assumed leadership roles in everything from politics to the arts
It’s music was the foundation for western music
Biggest influence on daily life

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What is the difference between secular and sacred music

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Sacred was based on bible verses and had only voices

Secular is not religious and had voices and instruments

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List the 6 periods of music and give the dates for each period

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Medieval : 450-1450
Renaissance : 1450-1600
Baroque : 1600-1750 
Classical : 1750-1825
Romantic : 1825-1900
Modern : 1900-present
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Describe the musical characteristics

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Sacred 
Plainsong (plainchant) 
Monophonic 
Heterophonic 
Polyphonic
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Who were the composers of the Medieval era

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Hildegard Von Bingen 
Guillaume de Machaut 
John Dunstable 
Phillipe de Vitry
Guillaume Dufay
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Independent musical lines

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Counterpoint

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Placing emphasis on human values

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Humanism

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Non-religious work sung in several parts

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Madrigal

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A polyphonic work based on a sacred text

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Motet

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Someone who supports an artist or musician so that they can work at their craft

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Patron

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Music with more than one voice part

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Polyphony

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means “rebirth”

The revival of the study of the classical Greek and Roman eras

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Renaissance

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The sound of the music portrayed the meaning of the text

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Word painting

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What are the 5 parts of the mass

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Gloria 
Kyrie 
Sanctus 
Credo 
Angus Dei
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What was the main difference between the music of the medieval era and the Renaissance era

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Secular music joined sacred music

Instrumental music joined vocal music

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What nationality was Thomas Weelkes and what type of musoc did he write

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English

Sacred, secular, and he was known for his madrigals

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What nationality was Michael Praetorius and what type of music did he write

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German

Sacred hymns, motets, and songs as well as secular madrigals, songs, and dancing pieces

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What are the famous composers from the Renaissance era

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Michael Praetorius 
Thomas Weelkes 
Josquin des Prez 
Giovanni da Palestrina 
William Byrd 
Thomas Morley
Giovanni Gabrielli
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What are the musical characteristics of the Renaissance period

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Polyphony

Counterpoint

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What were the types of music during the Renaissance era

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Mass
Motet
Madrigals

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Basic emotional state

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Affections

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A section in a piece of musoc

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Movement

41
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Play set to music and staged with orchestra

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Opera

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An instrumental work for a solo instrument performing alone or with accompaniment, in 3 contrasting movements, such as fast-slow-fast or loud-soft-loud

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Sonata

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Layered dynamic levels

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Terraced dynamics

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Accompaniment would consist of a harpsichord sounding the chords and a viola da gamba reinforcing the bass line

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Continuo

45
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Where does the term “baroque” come from

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Derived from a French word for “imperfect-irregular pearl” but it means extravagant style

46
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What 2 words describe Baroque architecture and music

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Exuberant

Emotional

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How were these characteristics shown in the baroque music

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Repetitive (sections/rhythms) 
Embellishment/ornamentation 
Terraced dynamics 
Basic emotional states 
Instrumental music became more important (sonata)
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What are the 4 affections mention in the baroque section

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Sorrow
Fear
Love
Anger

49
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What types of music started to become more important and prominent

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Secular and instrumental music started to become more important

50
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What were some new forms of music during this period

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Sonata
Cantatas
Oratorios
Opera

51
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A way of speaking musically
Combo of speaking and singing
Events of the story told though these

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Recitative

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Marks a pause in the storytelling while a character reacts to the events

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Aria

53
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In what year did opera make its debut

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1600

54
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How many of Monteverdi’s operas still exist today

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3

55
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Name 3 composers from the Baroque era

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Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frederic Handel 
Antonio Vivaldi 
Claudio Monteverdi 
Domenico Scarlatti

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