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What was "Chant"
-What were it's characteristics? -Was it secular or sacred -Was it monophonic or polyphonic -What was the language it was recited in. |
- A sacred form of music
-Single line melody; Monophonic -Spoken in latin |
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The Mass
-What was the mass? -Who wrote the first polyphonic mass -What were the types of mass(prayers) performed -What was its texture |
-The mass was a reenactement of the sacrifice of Christ.
-The proper is text that varies from day today throughout the church year, depending on the feast being celebrated -The ordinary is a text that remains the same in every mass -Largely monophonic, but at times is polyphonic, Machaut wrote the first polyphonic mass |
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The Rise of Polyphony
-What is Polyphony -When did it emerge -What is Organum, how is it related to Cantus Firmus -What is a motet, how is it related to Cantus Firmus |
Polyphony: Is the combination of two or more simultaneous melodic lines
Emergence: The end of the romanesque era, (850-1150) Organum: The earliest form of polyphonic music, grew out of the custom of adding a second voice to a gregorian melody(chant). Composers of organuum based their pieces on preexisting gregorian chants(cantus firmus) Motet- The most important of early polyphonic music, medieval composers based their works off of what was handed down in the past, a composer selected a fragment of a Gregorian chant and added to it. Cantus Firmus -Was a part song (S)(A)(T)(B) -Sacred |
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Why is most of the music from the middle ages sacred?
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Due to the patronage(sponsorship) of the church
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What helped raise the status of women in the middle ages
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The ideals of knighthood and the devotion to the virgin mary helped raise the status of women
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Why did most of the medieval musicians leave their identities anonymous?
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-They felt as if they their works were meant for god..
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Monasteries and Cathedrals
-What were the major differences between these two |
Monasteries: As the development of the cathederal occured, monasteries became largely rural.
Cathedral: Translated old greek texts into medieval latin |
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Medieval Review: Genres
-What were the different types of Genres that emerged from the Middle Ages -What were their characteristics |
Chant: , Sacred, Monophonic, Vocal, Latin
Organum: Polyphonic,Vocal, Sacred, Latin Song : Lyrical, Secular, about love and chivalry Mass : Strictly sacred, polyphonic, monophonic, spoken in latin |
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One major difference between the secular and sacred music of the middle ages was the _________
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