Test 2 Flashcards
Regular rhythm in which precise time values are related to each other
Measured rhythm
The sections of the mass that stay the same through out the church year, the Kyrie, the creda Sanctus, and Agnus Dei
Ordinary
Religious
Sacred
Non-religious
Secular
Representation of the literal meaning of a text through musical means
Word painting
The earliest type of medieval polyphonic music
Organum
A polyphonic voice set to a poem. A secular vocal music composition usually a partsong
Madrigal
The singing of a single syllable of text while moving between different notes in succession
Melisma
The most solemn service of the Roman Catholic Church
Mass
Why was the clergy the most important social class during the Middle Ages?
Church monasteries were principal patterns of art and architecture. They played an important part in the presentation of literacy and great literacy works. Clergy important members of the church
How was secular music used during the Middle Ages? During the renaissance.
In the Middle Ages, secular music was performed by poet-musicians. During the Renaissance things were pretty much the same their music was about love & humor
What were some of the instruments used in the secular music of the Middle Ages & Renaissance? Why were instruments usually not used in sacred music?
Middle Ages: lutes, horns, drums, trumpets same for Renaissance.
Instruments were not used for sacred music bc they thought it was inappropriate
A polyphonic choral set to a sacred text
Motet
The sections of the Catholic mass that change within the church year
Proper
A composite sound made up of two or more notes of different pitch that sound simultaneously
Harmony
