Renaissance Flashcards
1
Q
What is “Sacred” music?
A
Music composed for the church
2
Q
What is “Secular” music?
A
Music composed for outside church
3
Q
What is a “Plainchant”?
A
- Sacred music
- Unaccompanied male voices
- Modal, no regular meter
- Latin
4
Q
What is “A capella” ?
A
Unaccompanied singing, without instruments
5
Q
Define “Modal”
A
- Pre “Major” or “Minor”
- Based on a “Mode”
- Renaissance
6
Q
What is a “Mass”?
A
- Sacred music
- 4/5 voices a capella
- Polyphonic/Contrapuntal
- Latin
- “Angus Dei” “Gloria” “Credo” “Kyrie eleison” “Sanctus”
7
Q
What does “Renaissance” mean?
A
Rebirth
8
Q
When was the “Renaissance” period?
A
1450-1600
9
Q
How can “Renaissance” music be characterised?
A
- Graceful lines
- Rich colour
- Big attention to detail
- Depth of thoughts
