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8 Cards in this Set
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-What is Acapella
-What is imitation -How does polyphony relate to Acapella and Imitation -What is Cantus Firmus how does it relate to the early polyphonic settings of the mass? |
Acapella is a vocal work without instrumental accompaniment
Polyphony in regards to Acapella is based off of the principle of imitation Imitation : Musical ideas are exchanged between vocal lines, the voices imitating one another so that the same phrase is heard in different registers. Cantus Firmus: (A fixed melody) Served as the foundation of a work. Supporting the voices that wove around it.. - Early polyphonic settings of the mass were based on a fragment of gregorian chant, which became the cantus firmus. |
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Renaissance
-Where did it first flourish - |
Italy
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What was a motet
What was a homorhythm(texture) |
Homorhytmic texture: When all voices move together rhythmically.
A motet was a sacred part song |
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Reformation
-Which person and religion respectively started the reformation -As a result of the reformation, which genre and texture emerged. |
Martin luther proposed 95 theses, which the catholic church denied, luther then created the Protestant church
-He wanted to sing the music of the church in the vernacular. -He started the hymn, which everyone stated the same word at the same time (homophonic) |
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What is a Madrigal?
What is a chanson? They both mean what? |
Most important seculra genere of th era
-Text consisted of a short poem of lyric or reflective character. -Part song, (S)(A)(T)(B) -Cousin of the motet, which is the sacred version of the genre' -A chanson is just the french version of "song" |
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What happens when you mix text and the harmony?
-What component drives the other? |
When mixing text and harmony, the text drives the harmony
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Why was the renaissance more productive than the medieval period?
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The renaissance was more productive because of the printing press and the rise of the merchant class
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What role did minstrels serve/
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Minstrels were all around performers, engaging in theater, and music..
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