Test 2 Flashcards
used in a Requiem, most quoted piece of music ever
Dies Irae
450-1450
Medieval Ages
music with religious connotation or function
sacred
music without religious connotation or function
secular
melody set to sacred latin texts
Gregorian chat ( Pope Gregory the Great)
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Angus Dei
Mass Ordinary
single multiple pitches per syllable, extending the music
Melisma ( amen)
the full range of a piece of music; how high or low a song goes
Tessitura
rebirth, reformation, Martin Luther
Renaissance
abbess rupertsbergy, diplomat, visionary and mystic, wrote the earliest known morality play
Hildegard
composers of a piece of music
Troubadours and Trouveres
female
troubadours
musicals, juggles, acrobats and singers made to entertain the wealthy
minstrels
the addition of a second line over a pre-existing gregorian chant
Organum
school in Paris, intellectual and artistic capital of Europe
Notre Dame, Paris
taught at Notre Dame, developed notation for measured rhythm
Leonin Perotin
southern india, more pop
Carnatic
northern india, more slow
Hindustani
melody, rhythm, and dance
two primary elements of Indian classical
large body of texts, contains the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, oldest layer of sanscrit literature
The Vedas
the veda melodies and chants, passed down thru oral tradition
Samaveda
type of introduction, reserved for mature musicians
Alap
two sided ascending and descending
Raga
main body of the composition
Gat
repeated melodic figure
Lehra
rhythmic cycle, repeated cycle of beats
Tala
basic rhythmic phrase of tala (drum beat)
Theka
spoken syllable, used to determine tala and rhythmic pattern
Bols
