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Music of the Medieval Period was
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Gregorian Chant
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Gregorian Chant
Origins: myth and truth |
myth: Pope Gregory I - they think he wrote it all - may have codified some
truth: Pope Gregory II - codified more |
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Gregorian Chant
Regional Dialects years |
Byzantine
Ambrosian (Milan) Mozarabic (Spain) Sarum (England) Old Roman Gallican (Frankish Lands) 400's-700's |
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800's - who codified Gregorian Chant
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Charlemagne
rational order and system |
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What was the purpose of Gregorian Chant?
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Decoration of Sacred Text
-Liturgical Function |
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Liturgy...
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most was spoken
some single-tone reciting melody - only most special parts of text |
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What are the two main worship services?
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1. The Mass - reenactment of Last Supper
2. The Hours (or Divine Offices) -performed by monks in monastaries -3 hour intervals - chant psalms etc. |
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The Hours - which two do we need to know
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Matins - before daybreak (most treasured melodies)
Vespers - sunset (most treasured melodies) |
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The Mass is divided into two texts
what are they which changes when were they decorated |
Poper - changes each Sunday
decorated during Early Medieval Ordinary - never changes decorated during Renaissance |
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Gregorian Chant: Kyrie
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know SHMRF
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What is used to discuss music
what does each mean |
SHMRF
sound harmony media rhythm form |
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Ways of classifying chant
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Manner of Performance
Melody/Text Relationships |
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Classifying Chant
Manner of Performance (3) |
responsorial - soloist 1st phrase, smaller choir continues
call and response antiphonal - group against group call and response direct one group start to finish |
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Classifying chant
Melody/Text Relationships (3) |
Syllabic - most text
primary one note per syllable melismatic many notes per syllable melismas text they really want to emphasize neumatic cross between syllabic and melismatic |
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Who was the greatest figure of medieval times
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Hildegard von Bingen
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Hildegard von Bingen
daughter of... what did she experience as a child what did she found male/female? works: |
daughter of noble couple - promised to church - couldn't afford dowry
experienced visions founded own convent female recorded her visious and prophecies religious poetry chant |
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the "Alleluia"
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from proper of mass
melismatic reponsorial structure Alleluia Verse Alleluia (repeated) solo to * solo choral choral |
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Visual arts in the time of Charlemagne
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illuminated manuscripts
ivory carvings carolingian architecture romanesque architecture |
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What was Charlemagne's great quest
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order
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illuminated manuscripts
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Charlemagne valued literary works
wanted people educated |
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illuminated manuscripts
made from who influenced decoration style? |
parchment
Celts mostly, Arabs some Byzantine and Roman |
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"Gospel Book of Charlemagne"
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icons, symbols - Christian
roman influence - togas attempt at 3-D |
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Charlemagne architecture
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focused on Palace at Aachen
embellished already existing monastaries tried to merge roman imperialism with christian destiny |
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Romanesque architectural style
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purposefully larger than earlier buildings
made of heavy stones arches big exterior walls-allowed larger interior exterior sculpture -very decorative portal above door decorated the most |
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Pentecost
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1st crusade supposed to start here
2nd crusade started here 3rd crusade started here - effect new mission of apostles hands emitting rays of light Christ's posture ascending high relief mandorla - halo people of the world around archaic system of scale |
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"the Song of Roland"
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know info
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Gothic architecture
the significance of Paris |
1150-1300 - Paris emerging as cultural and political center
comingling of people of genius |
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How does Gothic style begin?
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Abbot Suger - wanted to remodel church
wanted it to be the center of power for the region |
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What were Abbot Suger's ideas?
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windows
establishmen of chorus completely different entrance stained glass windows enabled use of light flying butresses |
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features of gothic style
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thin walls
glass pointed arches meet w/ vault spires gargoyles on exterior enormous size intricate detail |
