Music History Flashcards
3 important subjects during Greek? Era education
- Cognitive
- Psychomotor
- Music
Nickname of the first half of 500-1000 CE of the Middle Ages
Dark Ages
What religion triumped against Paganism in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Christianity
2 centers of power during Middle Ages
- Church
- State
The inspiration for culture and music during the Middle Ages which made music at that time largely religious
Monasteries
Two structures witnessed to be built during the high middle ages (1000-1400)
Cathedrals
Universities
Other word for Gregorian Chant
Plainchant
Elements of gregorian chant
- single-line melody
- monophonic
- lacks dimension of harmony
- free from regular accent
- words are in latin
- always sung in acapella
Language that Catholic churches still use
Latin
3 Melodic types of Gregorian Chant
- Syllabic (one note/syllable
- Neumatic (2-3 notes/syllable
- Melismatic (5-6 notes or until 60 in more prolix melismas)
Who compiled the Gregorian Chant?
Pope Gregory the Great
earliest form of polyphonic music
Organum
Types of Music
Sacred
Secular
Belief of the sacred church towards instruments
They believe that instruments are incarnal
2 types of secular music (in the Medieval Period)
Indoor
Outdoor
Only indoor music that survived during the medieval period and is used as accompaniment during dancing, dinner, etc.
Estampie
Southern french musicians who play outdoor music by wandering and playing music on the street
Troubadours
Northern French outdoor musicians who were contemporary with and influenced by the troubadours
Trouvère
Musical Era during the years 1450-1600
Renaissance
Another word for renaissance that sparked the revival of interests in philosophy and human creativity of arts in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Rebirth
Church that identifies the theology of Martin Luther in Protestantism
Lutheran Church
Elements of Mass
- liturgical music (celebration of Christ)
- highest form of worship
- sacred polyphonic choral composition
5 sections of a Mass
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Credo
- Sanctus
- Agnus Dei
Type of Gregorian Chant that has one note per syllable
Syllabic
Type of Gregorian Chant that has 2-5 notes per syllable
Neumatic
Type of Gregorian Chant that has five or more notes per syllable
Melismatic
Type of secular music in the Renaissance era that was mostly written in Italian, is contrapuntal and is sung through many imitations or in an imitative polyphonic style
Madrigal
Another polyphonic religious work, written in Latin that was different from a Mass
Motet
Another Term for the Baroque Period
Age of Grandeur
Which period of music history is characterized for its largely religious content in music
Middle Ages
Which period im music history is characterized for its ability to capture the congregation, extreme use of polyphonic texture and is marked with the age of enlightenment
Renaissance
This period of music is characterized with more complex melodies, highly imitative melodies, big works and have highly decorative styles as well as having and instrumental virtuosity
Baroque
singers who are artificial sopranos
Castratos
Introduced in the Baroque Period, which is an al-sung secular performance that were originally written in Italian and were later translated to English
Opera