Music Exam Analysis Flashcards
When was the middle ages era?
400-1400
When was Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix written
middle ages
Who wrote Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix
Hildegard von Bingen
What is the medium of Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix
Male Voices- Transitions to single voice
What is the Metre/Rhythm and Tempo of Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix
Non- Metric, slow tempo(metre is free, andante)
What is the harmony of Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix
no harmony
What is the melody of Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix
Sung in a “cantabile” way, conjunct, modal, melismatic (multiple notes on a singular syllable)
What is the form of Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix
monophonic, ternary
What is the style of Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix
Sacred Music, Middle Ages
What is the context of Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix
Lived in church, was very well renowned as one of the only female composers of the time
How is Alleluia, O Virga Mediatrix recognizable?
Male voices
Starts w/ Alleluia
Sacrifice to church
Unison
When was Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris written
middle ages
Who wrote Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris?
Perotin
What is the medium of Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris?
male voices
What is the metre/rhythm/tempo of Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris?
moderate, multimetric, a development
What is the harmony of Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris?
Organum (beginning of polyphony with two melodic lines), with drone, diatonic, based off modes
What is the melody of Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris?
Conjunct, narrow range (vertical), long continuous lines, melismatic
What is the form of Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris?
Indistinct sections (A-B-C-D…)
What is the style of Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris?
middle ages, sacred
What is the context of Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris?
Roman Catholic Church, St. Gregory, Middle Ages
How is Ecole de Notre Dame de Paris recognizable?
Only male voices, long “continued” lines and many more harmonies :-D
identifiable by harmony, counter melody w/ drone, but still written for the church w/ indistinct sections :)
Also starts with “Alleluia”, but it uses harmonies and different melodies at the start, as opposed to von Bingen’s piece which starts off with multiple voices on one melodic line.
When was the renaissance era?
1400-1600
When was Josquin Des Prez “Ave Maria” written?
renaissance era
Who wrote “Ave Maria”
Josquin Des Prez
What is the medium of Ave Maria
Accapella male and female voices
What is the metre/rhythm/tempo of Ave Maria?
slow tempo
What is the harmony of Ave Maria?
Polyphonic
What is the melody of Ave Maria?
Conjunct, Lyrical, Syllabic
What is the form of Ave Maria?
Motet (multi voice form) imitation
What is the style of Ave Maria?
Sacred motet (a type of song with Latin text for voices only.) Motets can be secular as well
What is the context of Ave Maria?
Sacred, Renaissance
What makes Ave Maria recognizable?
“SATB”,
In final cadence, he writes controversial lyrics
The imitation at the start of the piece inspires “fugues” in the later Baroque era
female voices and polyphony represent change in the era
Piece is a motet
Starts of with the song name - “Ave Maria”
When was the baroque era?
1600-1750
When was Little Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 by Johann Sebastian Bach written?
Baroque era