quiz 1 Flashcards
to not off myself
the song that has an improv harp at the beginning that is fast ish and a fem voice singing over it
alleluia! o virga mediatrix (F) - hildegard von bingen
the song where a masc voice starts and is slow, echo-y and lower, monophonic
alleluia! o virga mediatrix (M) - hildegard von bingen
the slow, melismatic monophonic song that is more minor-y starting with an echo-y masc voice
viderunt omnes (og ver) - anon
a capella song w masc voices w polyphonic choir that is really boring and echo-y
viderunt omnes (4 voice organum ver) - perotin the great
harp, flute, percussion song w strong and sharp fem voice and 6/8 time
a chantar m’er de so qu’ieu non volria - beatriz de dia/la comtessa
middle-slow song with polyphonic mixed voices and solo and ensemble singing, sounds heavenly and ethereal
sol oritur occasus - herrad of landsberg
romance language song with speaking at beginning, masc and fem voices, bowed choppy strings and snapping, your fav one so remember the name well bitch
a virgen santa maria todos a loar devemos - anon
midtempo song w bowed and plucked strings and echo-y and jaded sounding fem vocals, btw in major key
helas! pitie envers moy dort si fort - trebor
song with no instruments a capella with polyphonic ensemble only and fem and masc voices, starts off high
agnus dei from notre dame mass - guillaume de machaut
when was medieval period
450-1450
a form/script that says how public religious worship/Christianity is is practiced
liturgy
sacred music sung by clergy part of worship of roman catholic church in latin or greek
plainchant/chant
why were plainchants in greek/latin
bc the clergy spoke greek/latin
private place of worship observed by gated community in monastery/convent
Divine Office
public place of worship and most solemn liturgy service w foremass and holy communion
mass
parts of text that change according to the day of liturgical year on church calendar, psalms for choirs and solo singers, older and closer to scripture texts
mass proper
parts of text that stay the same that get material, parts of services meant for entire congregation to sing
mass ordinary
mass structure
- kyrie eleison - most often performed in moveis
- gloria in excelsis
- credo
- sanctus
- agnus dei
church modes name em
ionic, dorian, phrygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian, locrian
performance practice
how ppl performed a piece
one person singing/group of ppl singing together at same time
direct performance
solo singer leads congregation/choir in call/response
responsorial performance
two choirs alternate and respond to each other
antiphonal performance
sacred plainchant/hymn (a capella, monophonic) in liturgical christian worship done in mass proper, oldest genre there
gradual
sacred liturgical chant thats comnined w scripture verses from psalms, melismatic
alleluia
instrumetn playing same pitch over and over
drone
polyphonic sacred genre where 1-3 more melodies r added to og plainchant melody, extant notation from 10th century
organum
male literate poets/composers of early secular vocal music, could even be church ppl
troubadour/trouveres
female literate poets/composers of early secular vocal music, could even be church ppl
trobairitz/trouveres
illiterate freelance musicians who played memorized or improved music for dances and events so nothing written down
jongleur
repetitive instrumental monophonic music accompanying dance, first known dance music genre made by trouveres
estampie
musically literate royal companions/advisors who go to royal court w royalty who were sometimes trouveres
courtier
medieval language in royal courts from 12-14th centuries
occitan/provencal
medieval secular vocal genre of troubadour love song, comtessa de dia’s a chantar m’er de so qu’eu no volria is one of these
canso
repeating musical stanza/verse -> AAA form
strophic form
preexisting melody that’s base for polyphonic work, e.g. plainchant line
cantus firmus/cantus firmus composition
12-14 century of polyphonic composers at notre dame cathedral –> e.g. leonin, perotin
notre dame school
sacred non-liturgical latin song for 2-3 voices bc lyrics don’t borrow much from previous chants, performed during mass while lectionary/sacred book was brought from storage to place where it was read aloud to congregation, related to ars antiqua genre
conductus
multigenerational tradition of sacred/secular vocal music from notre dame catheral paris composers school in 13th century, made by adding new parts to preexisting plainchant melody aka cantus-firmus, 13th century french music boom
ars antiqua
period of music boom in 14 century france, rhythmic innovation away from 3 metre and smaller note values –> guillaume de machaut
ars nova
late 14th century music style from paris w show-off-y complex rhythm, harmony, and notation, after guillaume machaut
ars subtilior
ca 1221-1284, manuscript of 420 monophonic poems abt humanized virgin mary w music notation, supervised by king alfonso x in portuguese-galician text, influenced by troubadours in irregular stanzas and have pics of instruments and performerse
cantigas de santa maria
repeated lines in song @ each verse’s end
refrain
c 1300-1377 super famous frecnch poet/composer/church cleric/courtier who led the complex ars nova style influenced by trouvere style, made notre dame mass which is earliest extant complete mass ordinary setting
guillaume de machaut
notre dame mass historical significance
notre dame mass was earliest extant complete setting of mass ordinary by atrtributable single compose to polyphonic music –> agnus dei from notre dame mass by guillaume da machaut was one
ca. 1390, manuscript w 112 polyphonic ars subtilior music, mostly french dance songs –> helas! pitie envers moy dort si fort by trebor in provencal language. heart shaped song
chantilly codex
13-line poem divided 5-3-5 stanzas, secular vocal genre
rondeaux
melody + accomp
homophony
one melody only
monophony
multiple mess of melodies
polyphony
studying how history was written and how povs and prejudice distort ppl/gropus
historiography
reinterpreting history and challenging status quo
historical revisionism
