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43 Cards in this Set
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What years were the middle ages?
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476-1450
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What is patronage?
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sponsorship of the church
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What is gregorian chant?
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single-line melody;monophonic
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What are the 3 categories of chant melodies?
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syllabic-one note to each syllable
Neumatic-groups of notes to a syllable melismatic-long groups of notes to each syllable |
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What is a mode?
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scale
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What is a responsorial?
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A chant alternating between a soloist and a chorus.
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What is an organum?
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the earliest kind of polyphonic music
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Hildegard: Alleluia
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responsorial;ternary form;monophonic
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What is a motet?
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polyphonic vocal genre;secular or sacred
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What is a troubadour?
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a poet-musician in southern France
" " northern france |
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What is a chanson?
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a French secular song
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What is strophic?
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musical form where the same melody is repeated with every stanza
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What is a rebec?
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an early version of the violin
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What is a naker?
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small hand drums
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What is a sackbut?
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an early trombone
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what is a capella?
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style of singing w/o accompaniment
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What is cantus firmus?
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fixed melody; basis for a new work
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What is word painting?
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reflect the text in the melody
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What is a madrigal?
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Italian and English secular music
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What are embellishments?
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melodic decoration
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What is monody?
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new style featuring solo song w/ instrumental accompaniment
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What is figured bass?
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a shorthand notation for harmony
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What is basso continuo?
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bass part, performed by a chordal instrument (keyboard) and a bass instrument
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What is equal temperament?
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a tuning system
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What is the doctrine of affections?
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an entire piece or movement built on a single affection
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what is a sacred cantata?
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multi movement works w/ solo arias, recitatives, and choruses, all w/orchestral accompaniment
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What is a chorale?
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a hymn tune sung in four part harmony;associated w/ german protestantism
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what is a fugue?
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polyphonic composition based on immitation
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Bach: Cantata #80
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chorale
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what is an oratorio?
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a large scale dramatic genre w/ religious or bibical text
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Handel: Messiah no.18
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aria
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Handel:Messiah no. 44
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oratorio
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What is a sonata?
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the most popular form of chamber music
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What is a solo concerto?
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one instrument set against the orchestra
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What is a concerto grosso?
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small group of soloist set against an orchestra
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Vivaldi: The four seasons
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concerto
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What is a suite?
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a group of dances in binary or ternary form
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Handel: Water Music
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suite
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What is a canon?
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a piece based entirely on immitation
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What is a french overture?
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slow fast pattern
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What is an italian overture?
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fast slow fast pattern
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What is a chorale prelude?
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a short argan work elaborating on a chorale melody
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What is a prelude?
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a short intro piece based on improvisation
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