Music History Flashcards
Hildegard von Bingen composed…
Ordo Virtutum
Composer of Ordo Virtutum
Hildegard von Bingen
Era of Ordo Virtutum
Medieval Era
Genre of Ordo Virtutum
morality play (/plainchant?)
texture of Ordo Virtutum
monophonic texture
performing forces of Ordo Virtutum
17 female voices, 1 male voice, various instrumental accompaniments
plainchant
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)
Monophonic texture
single (voice) line of unaccompanied melody (ordo virtutum)
Composer of Sumer is Icumen In
anonymous
Era of Sumer is Icumen In
medieval
Genre of Sumer is Icumen In
rota/round
texture of Sumer is Icumen In
polyphonic
performing forces of Sumer is Icumen In
6 voices
polyphonic texture
the combination of two or more independent melodic lines (aka contrapuntal texture)
Canon/rota
genre - strict limitation is created through successive entries of a
melody in several voices. (sumer is icumen in)
Ostinato
a recurring rhythmic pattern or melodic pattern (sumer is icumen in)
Composer of El grillo
Josquin des prez
Josquin des prez composed….
El grillo
Era of El grillo
renaissance era
genre of El grillo
frotolla
performing forces of El grillo
4 voices
texture of El grillo
polyphonic w/homorhythmic passages
frottola
a popular secular polyphonic vocal genre developed in Italy (based on wordpainting) - el grillo
word painting
musical pictorialization; music mirrors the meaning of the words
through melody, harmony, and rhythm (el grillo)
country of Javanese gamelan
indonesia
country of the raga
india
Gamelan
a traditional Javanese instrumental ensemble
metallophones
instruments with metal bars struck with mallets (used in javanese gamelan)
raga
a pattern of notes used for improvising (Indian Classical Music)
tala
means “clap”. Provides rhythmic structure. Often expressed using the tabla
(drums) — indian raga
Sitar
multi-stringed plucked instrument; similar to a lute/guitar (raga)
