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What is a cappella
“in the manner of the chapel”
singing not accompanied by instruments
What genres are part of A Cappella
Mass, Motets, Organa, Plainchant
what is a drone?
A drone is a sustained, continuous pitch
What are church modes?
certain modes (scales) approved by the Catholic Church
What is Mass?
A Catholic Church service that is the most important
What are Proper pieces?
Pieces in a mass that change their texts
What are the 5 Ordinary texts?
Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus Agnus Dei
What is an Ordinary text in Mass?
Texts that are the same everytime you attend, but music changes.
wHAT IS PLAINCHANT?
Gregorian Chant. Monophonic (no harmony)
Modal (church modes)
Latin Text (except Kyrie)
What is neumatic text settings?
Contain a few notes per syllable
What is Melismatic text settings?
Contain a lot of notes per syllable
What is Syllabic text settings?
Contain one not per syllable
What is Recitation?
A type of Plainchant. Where one pitch is dominant throughout
What is organum?
Take a preexisting chant and write new melodic lines to be sung with it.
What is a troubadour?
a composer of nobility who writes songs and stay put
What are troubadour songs?
subject matter is secular
Who is Hildegard of Bingen?
girl tithed to the church when young, is a saint, Ordo Virtutum
Who is Ulrich von Liechtenstein?
lyrics have survived but music has not
What is High Renaissance Style?
music alternates between polyphony and homophony. Lasted from middle to end of era
What is renaissance paraphrase technique?
Where the composer starts with a preexisting melody and rewrites it to use within a new composition.
What is word painting?
a technique where composers attempt to illustrate through music the words being sung. Ascend to Heaven.
What is a Madrigal?
song composed using High Renaissance style for a cappella groups. Often use word painting also.
What is a Renaissance Motet?
an a cappella song that is like Madrigal, but sacred and Latin
What is Renaissance Mass/
similar to the middle ages but includes High Renaissance style, Parody and Paraphrase
What is Renaissance Dance Music?
There are tons of types. Used instruments in various combinations.
Who is Carlo Gesualdo?
Renaissance musician. Killed his wife after she had an affair and was not prosecuted. Known for Madrigals.Gelo ha Madonna il seno
Who is Thomas Weelkes?
From England, Madrigals, Vezzosi Augelli
Who is Giovanni Palestrina?
Repented of writing secular and wrote mostly sacred. Saved polyphony from being banned. Missa Pape Marcelli
