The Renaissance Flashcards
Motet
Sacred choral music, polyphonic, Latin text, not from the Mass
Mass
Sacred choral music, polyphonic, Latin text, consists of five parts, re-enacts the breaking of bread, text stays consistent throughout the year
Part-song
Secular Music which has been arranged for several vocal parts. Madrigals are usually these.
Through-Composed
Music that is completely non-repetitive. Most madrigals are this.
instrumental music
Music created only using instruments, and no lyrics, or singing to accompany it
court dances
often you would hear instrumental music here at these dances performed by professional dancers in front of wealthy people.
country dances
casual dances for everybody. most often danced to instrumental music meant for the common people
prove it: instrumental music
proof of the instrumental music came from common songs in the masses and motets but without text to accompany it.
where did instrumental music come from
some renaissance musicians composed their own pieces but most were taken from common known liturgical songs or melodies
who performed instrumental music
goliards, jounglers and other passing musicians hoping to impress woman (mrs johns) or play music people could dance too.
form of instrumental music
often played solo, but sometimes with a drone, polyphony didn’t come about until late in the renaissance
instruments
lyre, a precursor to violins, jew’s harp, a metal vibraphone where you use your mouth to play it, and other stringed instruments similar to guitar.
vocal+instrumentals
only at big churches were choirs backed up by music.
instrumentals in secular life
instrumental music distanced music from the church because instruments were only seen in the very large churches
When did madrigals originate?
the 1520’s
What other country did madrigals become super popular?
By the 1560s, Madrigals spread from Italy to England and became one of the most popular types of music.
WHAT IS A LUTE
A necked instrument with strings that are plucked, it most often describes a European instrument developed during the Midieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras
WHAT ARE SOME CHARACTORISTICS OF Ayre music?
It was often strophic with strong melodies and harmonies and many songs spoke of love and other deep emotions.
Five parts of the Ordinary of the Mass
Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Credo, Agnus Dei
Cantus firmus
A melody used in polyphonic compositions that was used as a theme for a piece of music or for a new composition. Sources of cantus firmi were often plainsong chants. This helped listeners relate to the new song, as they were more familiar with the tune.
Cyclic Mass
A mass composition in which all five parts of the ordinary of the mass used the same tune or theme - often a cantus firmus. This technique unifies the five parts of the mass.
Paraphrase Mass
A mass composition in which the cantus firmus is elaborated upon, similar to theme and variations.
Parody Mass
A mass composition in which multiple voices of a pre-existing work were used as the setting. Sources of the theme can include motets or other polyphinc masses. Because this technique “copied” from polyphonic works, the parody mass evolved in the latter part of the Renaissance.
Canon
A polyphonic composition in which a melody is sung and the following voices imitate the melody exactly at a set duration after the original melody.
