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Music Of The Medieval And Renaissance Period Flashcards

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Type of music from the Medieval Era which is mainly used in the early Christian Church

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Gregorian Chant

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Music of the _____ period became an important leisure activity

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Renaissance

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Is the distinctive characteristic of Renaissance Music

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Imitative Polophony

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Characterized by grand and elaborate ornamentation of sculptures, theaters, arts and music

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Baroque Period

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Music genres that flourished during the baroque period

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Concerto
Fugue
Oratorio
Chorale

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Years of medieval period

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700-1400

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Medieval period is also known as the ______ or_______.

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Middle Ages

Dark Ages

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The medieval period started with the

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Fall of the Roman Empire

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During the medieval period, the christian church influenced

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Europe’s culture and political affairs

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Monophonic plainchant was named after______ who made this the approved music of the Catholic Church

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Pope Gregory I

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First three periods of western music history

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Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque

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Action made monophonic plainchants popular

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Pope Gregory I

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Monophonic plainchants were originally transmitted_____, scholars agreed to put it in notation to assist dissemination of chants across Europe

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Orally

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During the later part of the Medieval Period, ________ which was not bound by Catholic traditions emerged

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Secular music

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Most of these songs were performed across Europe by groups of musicians called

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Troubadors

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Troubador music is:

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  • usually monophonic
  • sometimes with improvised accompaniment
  • tells of chivalry and courtly love
  • originated in Europe
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Adam de la Halle

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France, 1237-1288

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Adam de la Halle was also known as:

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Adam le Bassu ( Adam the Hunchback)

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Adam de la Halle was the son of the well-known citizen of Arras

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Henri de la Halle

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Adam de la Halle received his education at the_______, near Cambral

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Cistercian Abbey of Vaucelles

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Was destined for the church but he eventually married

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Adam de la Halle

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Adam de la Halle’s patrons:

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  • Robert II, count of Artoris

* Charles of Anjou (brother of Louis IX)

23
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One of the oldest secular composers whose literary and musical works include chansons and poetic debates

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Adam de la Halle

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Adam de la Halle was a ______ and his musical works include

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Trouvére, poet
Chansons and jeuxpartis (poetic debates) in the style of the trouverès, polyphonic rondel and motets in the style of early liturgical polophony

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Adam de la Halle’s musical play______ was considered the earliest surviving French play with music

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Jeu de Ronin et Marion

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Adam de la Halle’s works include

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Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion

La Chanson du roi de sicile

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Year of renaissance period

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1400-1600

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The term “renaissance” comes from the word _____ which means

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Renaitre

Rebirth, revival and rediscovery

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Period of looking back to the Golden Age of Greece and Rome

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Renaissance Period

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The invention of _____ in the 1400’s paved the way for a wide distribution of renaissbce compositions

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Printing

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With the emergence of the ______, renaissance music became popular as entertainment and activity for amateurs and the educated

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Bourgeios class

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Prominent instrument of the renaissance era

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Lute

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The influence of the _____ started to decline as the new music genre arose

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Roman Catholic Church

34
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Though sacred music was still of great importance, _____ became more prominent in the renaissance period

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Secular music

35
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Renaissance period was known as the

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“Golden age” of a cappella choral music

36
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Other historical facts during the renaissance period:

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  • discovery of the actual position of the earth in the solar system by Copernicus
  • the incention of the compass creating a wider navigation not only of the lands but also the oceans
  • Martin Luther’s Protestand reformation
37
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Characteristics of renaissance music

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Mostly polyphonic
Imitation among voices is common
Use of the word painting in texts and music
Melodic lines move in a flowing manner
Melodies are easier to perform because these move along a scale with a few large leaps

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Is a form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the Eucharistic liturgy into music

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Mass

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Characteristics of the mass

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Polyphonic
May be sung by a cappella or with orchestral accompaniment
Text mat be syllabic (one note set to each syllable)
Neumatic (a few notes set to one syllable)
Melismatic (many notes to one syllable)

40
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Five main sections of mass

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Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy)
Gloria (Gloria to God in the Highest)
Credo ( I Believe in one God)
Sanctus and Benedictus ( Holy, holy and Blessed is He)
Agnus Dei ( Lamb of God)
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Having two or more voices or parts, each with independent melody

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Polyphonic

42
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A secular vocal polyphonic music composition which originated from Italy

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Madrigal

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It is written and expressed in a poetic text and sung during courtly social gathering

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Madrigal

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It is the most important secular form during the renaissance period

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Madrigal

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Characteristics of Madrigal

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Polyphonic
Sung a cappella
Thought composed
Frequently in 3 to 6 voices

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