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Music of the medieval Period

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700–1400

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The Gregorian Chants

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is the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied, sacred song of the western Roman Catholic Church 

kw: western plainchant, form of monophonic, sacred song of the western roman catholic

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Who wrote the Gregorian Chant?

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This chant is probably named after pope Gregory the great when charmagne had become the holy Roman emperor. He made everyone in Europe use this Gregorian chat

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characteristics of the Gregorian chant

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monophonic, free meter, usually based on Latin liturgy, use of neume notation

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monophonic

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Consisting of a single musical line, without accompaniment 

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Free meter

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Is no regular repeating rhythm

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Random facts

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During the later part of the medieval period, secular music, which was not bound by Catholic traditions emerged most of these songs were performed across Europe groups of musicians called troubadours.

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Troubadour

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Usually monophonic, sometimes with improvised accompaniment, tell the chivalry of currently love, originated in France, written in French language

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works of Adam De la halle

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Le jeu de robin et de marion

la chanson du roi de sicile

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Famous composer of the medieval. Period.

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adam de la halle

france. 1237-1288

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Music of the Renaissance period

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1400 –1600

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The term renaissance

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comes from the word renaitre which means rebirth, revival, rediscovery

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renaissance

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Golden age of a cappella, coral music

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characteristics of renaissance music

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Mostly polyphonic, imitation among the voices, use of words, painting, and text 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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Music of the renaissance perido

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Mass/Madrigal

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Mass

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

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madrigal

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most important, secular music during renaissance. It is written, and expressed in poetic tax and sound during courtly social gathering.

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characteristics of the mass

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Polyphonic, may be sung a cappella, or with orchestral accompaniment, text may syllabic (one note to each syllable), neumatic If you know that the one syllable), or melismatic (many notes to one syllable).

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Five main sections of mass

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kyrie (lord have mercy) the only Greek
Gloria (glory 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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Characteristics of Madrigal

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Polyphonic, sung a cappella, through – composed, frequently in 3 to 6 voices

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famous composers of the renaissance period

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Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina

rome

1525-feb 2 1594

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famous composers of the renaissance period

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thomas morley

england

1557 - 1602

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Music of the Baroque.

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16 85–1750

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Baroque

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derived from the portuguese word ‘borroco’ which means ‘pearl of irregular shape’

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characteristics of baroque music

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melodies sound elaborate and ornamental melodies are not easy to sing or remember primarily contrapuntal textures with some homophony dynamic sontract - alteration between loud and soft muic genres; operas, oratorios,suites, tocatas, concerto grosso, fugue orchestra consists of strings and continuo harpsichord and organ are the keyboard instruments that are commonly used

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music genres of baroque music

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concerto - a form of orchestral music that emplots a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra

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concerto grosso

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a form of orchestral music wherein the music is between a small group of solo intruments called concertino an the whole orchestra called tutti

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fugue

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contrapuntal piece, developed mainly by imitative counterpoint. it is usually wirtten in 3 or 4 parts, with a main theme called 'subject' the entire piece grows mainly from a single brief ofstrong musical character

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oratorio

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a large scale musical composition for orchestra and voices that incorporates narratives on religious themes

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chorale

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musicial compositions that resemble a harmonized version of hymmal tunes of the pretestant church during the baroque era

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famous composers of the barouque period

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johann sebastian bach germany birth; march 21 1685 death; july 28,1750

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bach's composition

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fugue; toccata and fugue in D minor oratorio: bach's -- christmast orotario concerto grosso; brandenburg concertos

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antonio vivaldi

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venice; march 4, 1678 to vienna, july 28, 1741

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vivaldi's composition

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the four seasons

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george friedrich handel

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germany feb 23, 1685 london april 14, 1759

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handel's composition

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hallelujah samson the messiah