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music with more than one line sounding at a time
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polyphony |
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What is the primary reason for early medieval music being written? |
church |
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Who was the most important patron of the arts during the middle ages? |
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What language was the majority of plainchant written in? |
Latin |
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How was early music transferred from generation to generation? |
by ear |
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Why is plainchant often called "Gregorian Chant"? |
Pope Gregory I |
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secular vocal pieces for a small group of singers, usually unaccompanied |
madrigal |
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Who is Guillaume de Machaut? |
French composer in the 14th century |
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What is the Renaissance period? |
1400-1600 |
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What important invention occurred during the late Middle Ages? |
printing |
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all voices sing exactly the same thing in turn |
round |
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What are the three types of compositions that were dominant during the Renaissance period? |
liturgical motets secular |
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When was the Council of Trent convened? |
1545 |
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"Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise." "Josquin is the master of the notes; others are mastered by them." |
Martin Luther |
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What determined social standing in Renaissance society? |
music |
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What was Bach's duty in his final position as director of music at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig? |
responsible for all of the town's church music compose, rehearse, and direct a new church cantata for every Sunday and feast day of the year head of music school composing, teaching Latin, playing the organ, maintaining all the instruments |
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What is Vivaldi's Four Season an early example of? |
program music |
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What are the main keyboard instruments of the Baroque era? |
harpsichord organ |
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Who is the most talented English composer of the late seventeenth century, who lived from 1659-1695? |
Henry Purcell |
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What are the essential vocal forms in the early Baroque? |
opera and cantata |
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What is a common form for an aria? |
opera |
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How did Baroque composers create the illusion of space and distance? |
by having the same phrase played loud then soft |
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a rigid class system |
feudalism |
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What does "Renaissance" mean? |
rebirth |
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What is the title and who is the composer of the first great opera in the history of Western music? |
"Orfeo" Monteverdi |