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Music Appreciation Midterm

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Middle Ages
450-1450
Pope Gregory
searched the western world to collect and organize Chant
Hildegard
a nun that wrote more early music than any other woman
Notre Dame
Made advances in Rythem notation
Leonin and Perotin
Notre Dame Composers
Ars Nova
composition style that subdivided into 2
Machaut
mideval french composer predominatly in mass settings
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
Ordinary Mass incudes:
Rebirth
Renaissance means:
1450-1600
Renaissance years
Humanism, artistic realism, celebration of the human body
Features of Renaissance
during the Renaissance period
When did music become notated?
Triads; open 5ths
During the Renaiccance, ____ switched over to_____.
Sackbutt
Instrument used at St. Marks
Sackbutt
early Trombone
Lute
Popular, cheap, versatile,instrument
Dowland
renassiance Lute song composer
Josquin
Renassiance Motet composer
Weekles
Renassiance Madrigals composer
Palestrina
Renassiance mass setting composer
tempos, dynamics or what instruments to use
During the renaissance, notation did not specify:
1600-1750
Baroque era
Concerto
A ____ is like a duet between soloists and orchestra.
Tutti
Means all together
fast;slow;fast
Movements are usually 1.___2.___3.____
Ritornello
Means refrain
Inversion
Subject presented upside down
Retrograde
Subject backwards
Augmentation
Subject in longer notes
Diminution
subject in shorter notes
prelude
sometimes precedes a fugue
instrumental Suite
collection of movements in the same key each a different type of dance
Libretto
Opera Text
Aria
an opera song that expresses feelings
Recitative
moves the story of an opera
Ensemble
Small group of soloists
Chorus
generates atmosphere and makes comments on the action, played by the crowd
Prompter
gives cues and reminds the singers of wors or pitches
Overture
precedes the show
Preludes
Precedes each act within the show
Camerata; Ancient Greek tradegy
The ____ wanted to create a new vocal style modeled on the music of ______.
Recitative
new singing style based on speech rhythm and patterns for clarity
Recitative secco
with just keyboard chords
Accompanied
A recitative with instruments is said to be_____.
Venice
where the first opera houses were born
1600-1800
Castrato years
Claudio Monteverdi
Early baroque composer, wrote Madrigals, church music, opera
Orfeo 1607
Claudio Monteverdi's first FINE Opera
Claudio Monteverdi
He was the musical bridge between Renaissance and Baroque period
Claudio Monteverdi
Musical director of St. Marks
Claudio Monteverdi
Strived for emotional intensity, dissonances, and invented pizzicato and tremolo
Henry Purcell
Wrote Dido and Aeneas
Henry Purcell
used alot of Ground bass or basso ostinato
church modes; major/minor keys.
During the Middle Baroque, music moved from _____ to _____.
450 or so concerti grossi and solo concertos.
Vivaldi is best known for ____
Vivaldi
Wrote 450 or so concerti grossi ad solo concertos
solo concerto
a peice for a single soloist and an orchestra
Opera
Bach wrote in all genres except
Handel
this composer took a leave of absence to go to England
used Recitative, Aria, Chorus
How Oratorio was similar to Opera.
not staged, only for concert
How Oratorio was different.
Concert halls
Oratorio was performed in____.
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