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What genre is "All the Ends of the Earth"? Who is the composer?
Gregorian Chant, Anonymous
Who was a famous woman composer in the Middle Ages? What is a famous song of hers?
Hildegard, "O Greenest Branch"
Which two composers are associated with Notre Dame of Paris?
Leoninus + Perotinus
What new genre are Leoninus + Perotinus responsible for?
Organum
What is organum
-early church polyphony-melismatic
What does melismatic mean?
more than one note to a syllable
What composer is associated with Notre Dame of Reims?
Machaut
What was Machaut associated with writing music for? What is one of his famous compositions?
Mass, "Mass of Our Lady"
What are they two parts of the Mass?
Proper and Ordinary
What group wrote vernacular music?
the Troubadours/ Minnesinger
What genre of music did the Troubadours create?
Chanson
What is the Chanson?
- french love song-polyphony-2-4 voices
What are the seven liberal arts?
GrammarMusicArithmeticAstronomLogicRhetoricGeometry
Which composer is associated with the Court of Burgandy?
Du Fay
What was Du Fays job? What is a famous song and genre of Du Fay?
-worked for both church and court composing polyphony for money-Chanson "This Month of May"
What is patronage?
when the church pays a composer to write
What are three main instruments of the Medieval Period?
sackbut, shawm, cornetto
What was a major mindset of the Renaissance?
Humanism
What was Humanism?
-self-worth shapes society-comes down to the individual, free will
Where did most of the Renaissance take place?
Rome, with church
Where did most of the musical Renaissance take place?
England
Who is the composer associated with Motets?
Deprez
What is a Motet?
-polyphonyimitative- voices with same motive-sacred but sung at home-latin-acappella
What is a famous work of Deprez?
"Ave Maria"
What was the Reformation?
-Martin Luther outlines 95 problems with Roman Catholic Church
What were three problems with RCC?
1-clergy having sex with children2-indulgences-paying $ to heal sins3-abuses of power
Where did the Counterreformation take place?
Council of Trent
What was the Counterreformation?
-30 years of church cleaning up music so people will return-too much imitative polyphony-voices...
Who was a famous composer during the Counterreformation?
Palestrina
What kind of music did Palestrina compose?
clear polyphonic music
What famous song did Palestrina compose? And what was unique about it?
"Sanctus"point of imitation
What is the point of imitation?
when a new motive is assigned to each line of text
What is the Madrigal?
-secular-polyphonic-4-5 voices-vernacular- italy
What is word painting/madrigalism
describing text w. music
What two countries are associated with Madrigals?
Italy and England
What British composer is associated with Madrigals?
Weelkes
What did Weelkes introduce and what is a famous piece by him?
chords, "As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill decending
What was the doctrine of affection?
different musical moods could influence emotions
What is Monody?
solo singing
What is the Basso Continuo?
-continuing bass-chords
What three things happen with the Basso Continuo?
1- Bass line: developed, distinct unit and shape2-homophony, chords w. singers3-small group...
What is Opera?
includes recitative and aria
What is the recitative?
-action/more speaking
What is the Aria?
-sings about the action
What composer is associated with the Italian Opera?
Monteverdi
What influenced Monteverdi?
Humanism
What is a famous work of Monteverdi and what was it about?
"Orfeo"divine powers of music
What was the main Genre of Theatre music in the Baroque period?
Opera
What is chamber music?
music for soloists performed in small place or home
What was the main genre of Chamber Music in the Baroque period?
Chamber Cantata
What is the Chamber Cantata?
-accompanied solo singing
What women composer was associated with the Basso continuo and soloists?
Strozzi
What major work did Strozzi compose?
"I want to die"
What British composer created a famous Opera?
Purcell
What Opera is Purcell famous for?
Dido and Aeneas
When is the first time instrumental music surpasses importance of vocal music?
Mid 17th century
What originate to make instrumental music so important? Where?
Orchestra and SymphonyFrance
What is idiomatic writing?
noticing strengths and weaknesses of various voices and instruments
What is an orchestra?
core of strings, add woodwinds and brass
What palace did King Louis the 14th create and why?
Versailles, to represent power and wealth
What s absolutism?
the kings has the power to rule because of DIVINE RIGHT
What composer worked for King Louis the 14th?
Lully
How did Lully die?
stabbed foot
What was Lully known for?
instrumental music, overture
What is an Overture?
orchestral piece leads to larger composition
What is the French Overture?
two sections, sometimes ABAA- slow dupleB- fast, triple, imitation
What major work did Lully compose?
"Overture to Arminde"
What is a Sonata?
instrumental chamber music
What is a chamber Sonata?
Baroque sonata with dance movements
Solo Sonata
1-2 peopleone player accompanied
What is the Trio Sonata? Where was it made popular?
-3 parts plus harpichord-Italy
Which composer made Sonatas popular?
Corelli
What major work did Corelli compose?
"Trio Sonata in C Major- Opus 4"
What is unique about the prelude to "Trio Sonata in C Major- Opus 4"?
walking bass- moves moderate speed, equal note values up or down scale
What is the Concerto?
-dialogue between the soloist and orchestra
What form is the Concerto always in?
RITORNELLO
What is the ritornello?
repeating of the motive
What is a solo concerto?
one soloist confronts orchestra
What is a concerto gross?
group of soloists confront orchestra
concertino
soloists
Tutti
Full orchestra
Movements of Concerto
symmetrical1-fast, serious2-slow lyrical3-fast- dancelike
What composer made concertos popular
Vivaldi
Where did Vivaldi work?
Hospice of Mercy, care and education of young women
What did Vivaldi write for the girls in the Hospice of Mercy?
"Violin Concerto in E Major 1st movement"-solo concertos- Opus 8
What were the first 4 of his pieces called?
"The Seasons"
What was special about "The Seasons"
-each piece had a feeling/emotion of each of the four seasons
What is the Melodic Sequence?
-repetition of a motive at a higher or lower degree of the scale
Who were two composers of the Late Baroque Period?
Bach and Handel
Where was Bach from?
Germany
What three towns did Bach work in?
Weimar, Coethen, Leipzig
What did Bach do in Weimar?
organ music
What new genre did Bach create in Weimar?
Fugue
What was a major work did Bach compose in Weimar
"Organ Fugue in G Minor"
What did Bach do in Coethen?
Worked in court writing concertos
What famous piece did Bach compose in Coethen?
"Brandoenburg Concertos"
What were the "Brandoenburg Concertos"?
six pieces that demonstrate his ability to write challenging music for all insruments-ritornello...
What did Bach do in Leipzig?
worked at choir school, wrote service music for each sunday
What new genre did Bach influence in Leipzig?
Church Cantata
What is the Church Contata?
for church services
What is the set up of the church service?
prelude, hymn, reading1, psalm, reading 2, hymn, gospel, 60MIN CANTATA ABOUT GOSPEL
What is a famous church cantata Bach composed?
"Awake, a voice is calling"
Where was Handel Born? Where is Handel famous for his music?
Germany, England
What did Handel do in England
worked for king of england, paid to write music
What genre of music is Handel most famous for?
oratorio
What is Oratorio?
-played in Hall, big concert-not for church-is sacred-opera without being staged
What is a major Oratorio composed by Handel?
"Messiah"