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Music History Flashcards

1
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Hildegard von Bingen composed…

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Ordo Virtutum

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Composer of Ordo Virtutum

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Hildegard von Bingen

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Era of Ordo Virtutum

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Medieval Era

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Genre of Ordo Virtutum

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morality play (/plainchant?)

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5
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texture of Ordo Virtutum

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monophonic texture

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performing forces of Ordo Virtutum

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17 female voices, 1 male voice, various instrumental accompaniments

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plainchant

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a sacred genre (chant) that represents the earliest form of notated Western art
music. Consists of a monophonic modal melody + unmeasured rhythm and Latin text. (ordo virtutum)

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Monophonic texture

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single (voice) line of unaccompanied melody (ordo virtutum)

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Composer of Sumer is Icumen In

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anonymous

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Era of Sumer is Icumen In

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medieval

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Genre of Sumer is Icumen In

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rota/round

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texture of Sumer is Icumen In

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polyphonic

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performing forces of Sumer is Icumen In

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6 voices

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polyphonic texture

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the combination of two or more independent melodic lines (aka contrapuntal texture)

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Canon/rota

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genre - strict limitation is created through successive entries of a
melody in several voices. (sumer is icumen in)

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Ostinato

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a recurring rhythmic pattern or melodic pattern (sumer is icumen in)

17
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Composer of El grillo

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Josquin des prez

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Josquin des prez composed….

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El grillo

19
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Era of El grillo

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renaissance era

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genre of El grillo

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frotolla

21
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performing forces of El grillo

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4 voices

22
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texture of El grillo

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polyphonic w/homorhythmic passages

23
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frottola

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a popular secular polyphonic vocal genre developed in Italy (based on wordpainting) - el grillo

24
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word painting

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musical pictorialization; music mirrors the meaning of the words
through melody, harmony, and rhythm (el grillo)

25
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country of Javanese gamelan

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indonesia

26
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country of the raga

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india

27
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Gamelan

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a traditional Javanese instrumental ensemble

28
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metallophones

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instruments with metal bars struck with mallets (used in javanese gamelan)

29
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raga

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a pattern of notes used for improvising (Indian Classical Music)

30
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tala

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means “clap”. Provides rhythmic structure. Often expressed using the tabla
(drums) — indian raga

31
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Sitar

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multi-stringed plucked instrument; similar to a lute/guitar (raga)

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