Music Appreciation

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When was the Medieval Period

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476-1450

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The gregorian chant is also known as?

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Plainsong or plainchant

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Who was Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)?

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An accomplished female composer

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Define Mass?

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The most solemn service of the medieval christian church.

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Define Liturgy

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The prescribed ceremony

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What is an Ordinary Mass?

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Using those texts that do not change from day to day.

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What is the Proper Mass?

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Using those texts that vary according to the religous nature of the specific day in the church year.

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Define Oraganum

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The earliest polyphonic a texture with more than one melody lines

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Define Measured Rhythm

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Precise time values were related to each other

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Define Secular

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Non-religious

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Define vernacular

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Everyday language of the country of origin

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Secular music was performed by who in france?

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Trouveres in southern france and troubadours in northern france

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Secular music was performed by who in germany?

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Minnesingers

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What are traveling street performers called?

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Minstrels or jongleurs

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Define Melismas

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Several notes sung to one syllable of text

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Define Refrain

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A recurring line of words and its distinctive melody.

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Define Strophic

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Each verse of text being sung to the same melody

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Define Motet

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Adding a second set of words

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When was the renaissance?

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1450-1600

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Define Acappella

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Singing Without instrumental accompaniment

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Imitation

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Words repeated in a song by different voices

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What is the counter- reformation?

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The reaction by the catholic church to the spread of protestantism.

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What is the Council of Trent?

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Met from 1545-1563 to formulate and execute the means by which church reform could be accomplished.

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What is the Madrigal?

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In Italy and England the principal form of secular vocal music

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Define Sight sing

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Singing from reading music

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Define chorale

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Sacred songs

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Define lute songs

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Composed for a lute accompanying a solo voice.

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Define transcriptions

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Arrangements of compositions for a medium other than those for which they were originally written

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Define embellished

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Added to or changed the notes of the melody when repeating a section

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When was baroque period?

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1600

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Define Opera

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Sung dramas

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Define basso continuo

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The singer is accompanied by harmonies played by a combination of instruments

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Define Recitative

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Combination of singing and speech that served as dialogue to the baroque operas.

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Define Arioso

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More melodic and expressive type of recitative

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Define Aria

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An expansion of arioso styled singing

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Define chorus

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Group of singers

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What is the most famous castrato

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Carlo Broschi known as Farinelli

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Define coloratura

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High female soprano

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Define counter tenor

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High male tenor

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Define oratorio

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Messiah

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Define libretto

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Text

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Define Cantata

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A dramatic work for solo voices, small chorus, and either basso continuo or small orchestra.

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Define overture

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It introduces the work

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Define Passion

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A musical setting of the story of the suffering and crucifixion of Jesus Christ as told in the bible by the gospels

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Define Fugue

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Is based on the polyphonic development of a melody called the subjecy

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Define countersubject

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As the subject ends, the second voice enters in imitation, stating the subject while the first voice continues with a contrasting melody

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Define Episodes

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The transition sections

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Define sonata

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Instrumental pieces that varied greatly in structure, character, and the number and type of instruments.

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Define concertos

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Joining together of dissimilarly sized groups or a solo instrument with an orchestra

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Define concerto grosso

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A small solo group opposes the orchestra

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Define solo concerto

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The relatively soft sound of an individual solo instrument opposes that of an orchestra

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Define ritornello

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Repitition form

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Define program music

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Baroque descriptive