renaissance Flashcards
A form of sacred musical composition, is a
choral composition that sets the invariable
portions of the Eucharistic liturgy to music.
Mass
It featured much fluidity and motion. A poetry
set into music and arranged into multiple parts
without accompaniment.
Madrigal
is a short liturgical prayer that begins or consist of the
words “Lord have mercy”’
Kyrie
is a Latin doxology that is second item in the order of mass
that begins with the word “Gloria in Excelsis Deo”.
Gloria
comes straight from the Latin word meaning “I believe”,
and is the first word of many religious credos, or creeds, such as
the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.
Credo
is a hymn of adoration sung or said immediately before
the prayer of consecration.
Sanctus
means “Lamb of God” is a liturgical prayer.
Agnus Dei
It is a poetry set into music and arranged in
multiple parts without accompaniment. It was
a popular form of entertainment that talked
about love, pastoral theme, or any secular
topic.
Secular Music
is a musical ornament played by rapid alternation
between two adjacent notes, usually a semitone or a
tone apart.
Trill
also known as grace note, consists of an
added note in a melody that is resolved, which delays
the appearance of the principal note.
Appoggiatura
is almost same as the thrill, a single alteration.
Mordent
An important form of instrumental music.
Almost the same as concerto, instead of one
soloist, there are two independent groups of
musical instruments.
It alternates a group of soloist called
concertino with a large ensemble called tutti to
show a contrasts in dynamics.
Concerto Grosso
A contrapuntal compositional technique in
two or more voices.
An instrumental form based on imitative
polyphony.
It starts with a subject or a melodic idea that
the composer repeats over and over appearing
in different starting points.
Fugue
A great musical composition for orchestra, choir, and
soloists. Like most operas, an oratorio includes the use of
a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various
distinguishable characters, and arias.
The main choice of music during that period for opera
audiences.
It is a musical play without scenery, costumes, and acting.
It features a religious subject.
Oratorio
A sacred or secular narrative song delivered
with instrumental accompaniment.
It is not sung in stage.
It is based on sacred themes in general, and is
intended for liturgical use.
Cantata
