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35 Cards in this Set
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The period of 1420-1600 AD
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Renaissance
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List the 3 big events of 1453 AD
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1. End of the 100 Year's War
2. Sack of Constantinople 3. Invention of the printing press |
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What is the end of the 100 Year's Wars' importance to music history?
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Less money is spent on mercenaries, and more on art.
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What is the Sack of Contantinople's importance to music history?
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Greek learners and scholars come to the west and influence the art.
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What are the 4 things that the printing press does for music.
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1. More Exact Notation
2. More copies/ more accessible music 3. Cheaper copies 4. Creates a more cosmopolitan style |
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Name some other major events not in 1453 during the Renaissance
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1. Failure of the Holy Roman Empire
2. Jan Hus and the Hussites during the 1400's (first protestant movement) 3. End of the Great Schism 4. Age of Exploration |
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How does the end of the Great Schism impact music?
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Stability in the church and stability in the arts.
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Name 3 important Visual artists in Italy during the Renaissance.
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1. Leonardo de Vinci
2. Michelagelo 3. Rapheal |
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Who was Leonardo de Vinci
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Artist, scientist, writer, theorist, mathematician, who worked for the highest bidder.
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What was Michelangelo and what was he most famous for?
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Sculptor and painter (David and Sistine Chapel)
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What was Raphael's most famous painting?
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"School of Athens"
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Who were the Dukes of Bugandy?
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Power house in France that made money from lace/wool and hops/beer.
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What are the Dukes of Burgandy importance to music?
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1. Support of the arts
2. Easy transfer of composers and music 3. Creates a circle |
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Who was for a short time, the ruler of both England and France, and how did he become that?
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In the Battle of Agincourt, English decimate the French. Henry V starts the war and briefly is king of both England and France.
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What happens to Henry V in 1421, and how is this important to music
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Henry V dies. Duke of Bedford becomes regent. Englishman John Dunstable is the court composer. His English style of music influences the whole continent.
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What is a codex?
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Large collection of music in manuscript (hand written) form. Not as reliable and fewer copies
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What is the 1st printed music, who was it by, and in what year was it compiled?
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1501 in Venice by Petrucci
Odhecaton ( means 100 pieces of music) A Collection of all the famous composers of the day |
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What is a time signature and when did it develop?
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It is what tells us the pattern in the music. Developed during the Renaissance.
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What are the characteristics of the English (John Dunstable) style of music?
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One Text
Homorhythmic, in Conductus style. More 3rds and 6ths Greater Fullness of sound, “chordal” Uses major and minor scales Derived from folk music Simpler rhythms Melody moves by skips (Triadic melody) |
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What are the characteristics of the Continental (Guillame de Machaut) style of music
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Multiple texts
Independent polyphony (multiple rhythms) More 4ths and 5ths Old church modes Derived from chant Complex rhythms Melody moves by step |
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What was the Burgundian School?
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Not a building but a group of Composers that successfully copy the English style of music and blended with the Continental style.
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Who does Professor Beert consider the person that led the transition of the Ars Nova to the Renaissance?
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Guillaume duFay c. 1400-1470
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What kind of music did the Burgundian School composers write?
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-French Chanson (French song, Form Fixes)
-Motets -Masses -Fauxbourdan (technique) |
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What is Fauxbourdan technique?
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The use of “chords” in parallel motion
Thought of as 3 voices moving homorhythmically. |
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What is the voicing for Fauxboudan technique?
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Top voice- Melody
Bottom voice: a 6th below Middle voice: improvises a 4th below top voice Produces a chordal effect (parallel 6/3 inversions) |
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Give an example of music by duFay and its meaning.
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Nuper Rosarum flores-Terribilis est (1436). Written about the consecration of a Cathedral. Symbolism of 7’s, Temple of David, and the Double Dome.
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What are the Characteristics of Ars Antiqua/ Ars Nova Motet?
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-3 Voices
-3 texts -Isorhythms -Simple Cadences (Resting point) -Harsh dissonance -Chant Tenor |
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What are the characteristics of the Renaissance Motet?
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-4 or more voices
-1 text -Through composed (no repeats) -Complex Cadences -Controlled Dissonance -Equal Voicing -Cantus Firmus (C. F.) |
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What does Cantus Firmus mean?
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A borrowed melody from any source and is found in all voices
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What is Counterpoint?
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Melody against Melody
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What is Imitation?
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An inexact repetition
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What is a Canon?
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A structure/exact repetition
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What is a Motto Mass?
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The beginning of a melody, or head, that reoccurs throughout the entire mass.
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What are some characteristics of a Chanson?
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-3 voices, (1 vocal part, other 2 are instrumental)
-Single text, -Usually love poetry -Use form fixes or through composed forms -Complex cadences -Controlled Dissonance -Equal voicing -Cantilena Style |
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What does Cantilena Style mean?
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Beautiful vocal style
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