Renaissance Music History Study Guide

Middle Ages Dates: 500-1450 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? It was a chaotic period of social and political unrest. Religious and political differences between and within regions led to nearly constant warfare. The life of all the classes was dominated by the feudal system - feudalism. 2. Who or what had the power? The church 3. Who were learned or literate? Holy men or people of important status such as kings, queens, and knights most other people were illiterate 4. Who were allowed to sing in church? Only men were allowed to sing...

What are the date of the Italian Renaissance? The dates are approximately 1330-1550. What does the word Renaissance mean? Renaissance-The activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world. How does the word Renaissance apply to this time period? It applies to this time period because this was when theatre was at the time of great revival. Humanism Humanists were focused on people rather than gods; they were preoccupied with describing humanity and...

three changes from MA to Renaissance individualism/ more focus on the real world than spirituality/ ease of travel and printed books, mingling of cultures Types of vocal music in Renaissance chanson, madrigal, motets, acapella, anthem, mass (liturgical) cantus firmus when composers take a line of chant and use it as a base for a new song (remix) What are the fundamentals of Medieval music based on modes, no modern scales plain chant in uinson with no harmony or accompaniment stylized courtly love songs were popular instruments were many and varied polyphony was invented organum taking a line of music and...

Court Music: La Dough Vote -a troubadour and secular composer -his composition/writing style helped establish the classical form of courtly love poetry -is French -approximately 45 of his composition and works survived. Operation/Operation the Great (End of 12th Century - Beginning of 13th Century) Organ Music: Alleluia: Diffuse est. gratin -European Composer (believed to be French) -pioneered the style of organ triplet/quadrupled (3/4 part harmonies) -his works are preserved in the "Magnum Libber" Gallinule De Mach Nova) Songs Composed Polyphonic Progression: Dame, De quiz touted ma Joe event Quant en mom -Medieval French poet and composer -part of the musical...

Music History 1st year midterm notes Chapter V: The Middle Ages and the Evolution of Polyphony Early Middle Ages (5th-10th century) High Middle Ages (1 lath-13th century) Late Middle Ages (14th-1 5th century) Composers: Hildebrand of Binge (1098-1179) Songs composed Plainchant Sequence: Combat Aspect About: -German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian, and visionary -had visions and later recognized as a gift from god. -was sent to the church in god's service, due to her visions or political position. -elected magistrate in her community in 1136 -wrote 69 musical compositions music composed is very monophonic. Banter De Vendor (1130? - 1200?) Court...

Plato Who was the Greek philosopher that had much to say about music, its relationship to other disciplines, and it's effect on moral development? Pythagoras Who is better known for theories relating to geometry, delineated the relationship between numeric ratios and pitch intervals? Middle Ages The Medieval Period is also known as? 476-1450 What are the dates of the Middle Ages? Roman-Catholic What was the primary patron of the arts during the Middle Ages? Robin Hood and King Arthur Name to nonmusical real or mythical people of the Middle Ages Single Line What kind of melody does a Gregorian chant...

It's a symphonic poem. It started out as an orchestral work, then a sonata, but ended as a piece specifically for piano. It tells a story, which is unknown, displayed through various harmonic progressions, over 5 against 9 patterns. Textures Found/lamentations: For piano Form: It has four sections, with variations of the A and B themes. Movement Descriptions: Section 1 goes from measure 1 to 27. It has both the A and B themes intertwined over block chords. Section 2 goes from 41 to 65. At the beginning f this section, there is a fluctuating bass and middle voice with...

Middle Ages; I would a discussion based on the development of sacred and secular music throughout this time period. Please identity key genres that developed composers of the time and civic life that surrounded the music of this time. Music in The Middle Ages made great advancement through the centuries which many are still evidence. The Christian church affected the development of music greatly during the middle ages. People used music for different things as entertainment, in the church and through their bedtime. The main form of music during The Middle Ages was the Gregorian Chant, named for Pope Gregory...

Hundreds of these songs were created and performed and eventually notated by bands of musicians flourishing across Europe during the 12th and 13th centuries, the most famous of which were the French trousers and troubadours. The monophonic melodies of these musicians, to which may have been added improvised accompaniments, were often rhythmically lively. The subject of the overwhelming majority of these songs is love. Most of which are performed by wandering minstrels. Instruments most probably used in secular music during the middle ages may include drums, harps, recorders, and bagpipes were the instruments used in secular music because they were...

The word "baroque" has at various times meant all of the following except naturalistic Modern historians use the term "baroque" to indicate a particular style in the arts All of the following were baroque painters except Isaac Newton Baroque painters exploited their materials to expand the potential of ____ to create totally structured worlds. All answers are correct: color, ornament and detail, depth Baroque style flourished in music during the period 1600-1750 The baroque, as a stylistic period in western art music, encompassed the years 1600-1750 The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach...