TEST 1 Flashcards
Music…
..occurs in real-time.
Pitch refers to-
specific sound, number of vibrations per second
Troubadours
Poet musicians from the Age of Chivalry
Rhythm
duration of musical sound (all sounds on or in between beats)
Popular Art
the art that was developed for a growing middle class for mass consumption. It is easily digestible and catchy with an intended audience of all. It is made to sell and depends on commercial success.
Pitch
the number of vibrations per second, or the (specific) frequency of a sound
Folk Art
the art that has an aural and oral tradition. Deals with political and social issues, does not need to be popular and it deals with reality.
Ars Antiqua
the old technique of polyphonic music centered at the Norte Dame School
Ars Nova
the new technique of polyphonic music
Tempo
Speed (how fast or slow)
Mode
Major/minor
Melody
Horizontal alignment of pitches; pitches one after another (singable in one breath)
Phrase
Sentence in music, there is a stopping place
Polyphonic
More than one melody (line) at the same time.
Functional harmony
chords have specific interrelation and function (taking you somewhere, driving it forward)
Harmony
Vertical alignment of pitches, pitches on top of another
Tonality
a feeling of centrality of one note to a passage of music (within the key)
Monophony
one line (melody)
Style (give examples and define)
combination of qualities that make it distinctive (something or someone unique)
ex: composer, time period, art in general
Isorhythm
identical rhythms on different pitches that differentiate Ars (associated with Ars Nova)
Motet
A religious vocal composition (like mass, wiggle room for lyric changes).
Plainchant
unaccompanied monophonic music (earliest fine art music)
Key
one pitch more important than the other (pitch name)
Cadence
ending place in a phrase, punctuation in music
Form
the structure of the music; beginning, middle, and end.
Homophony
Melody with accompaniment
Meter
recurring pattern of strong and weak beats
Secular
non-religious music such as dances or madrigals
Motive
the shortest part of the melody that is easily identifiable
Dynamics
how loud or soft (volume)
Sonority
the richness of tone color and becomes increasingly important during the Renaissance
Organum
the earliest genre of polyphonic music
Fine Art
the art that has cultivated European tradition. It is not based on reality and is written down, it is made to challenge the listeners and the instrument players.
Overtone Series
Occurs in nature, a collection of pitches that occurs at the same time only hearing the primary pitch
Renaissance artists…
…strove to make their work accessible/relatable to the average person or manhood instead of God.
Duality of the Baroque period-
Extravagance and control
Tone Color
Timbre: the unique sound of an instrument
Galliard, Pavane, Jig
Secular dancing
Vertical
Harmony
Horizontal
Melody
Motet, Mass
Religious music
Madrigal
Secular music
Melodic Material, in steps
Motive, Phrase, Theme, Theme Group
Polyphony Norte Dame School
Monophony Iso Rhythm
Ars Antiqua Organum
Troubadours/Trouvere Plainchant
Ars Nova Age of Chivalry
Polyphony/Organum
Ars Nova/Iso Rhythm
Monophony/Plainchant
Troubadours/Trouvere//Age of Chivalry
Ars Antiqua/Notre Dame School
