Music
Adam le Bossu (Adam the Hunchback)
Adam de la Halle was also know as?
Barroco
Baroque comes from the portuguese word __________ which means pearl of irregular shape
Christian Church
During the Medieval period, this influenced Europes's cultire and political affairs
Mass in B minor, Fugue in G minor
Give two examples of Bach's works
Antonio Vivaldi
He was known as the Red Priest due to his red hair (Baroque Composer)
Conecertino and Tutti
In concerto grosso, small group of solo instruments and whole orchestra have another names. What are those?
Harpsichord and Organ
Keyboard instruments commonly used in the Baroque period
Pope Gregory I
Monphonic plainchants was named after whom?
Operas, Oratorios, Toccatas, Suites, Concerto Grosso, Fugue
Music genres in the Baroque period
Binary (AB), Ternary (ABC), Ground Bass, Fugue
New forms in the Baroque period
Adam de la Halle
One of the famous composers of the Medieval period
Mass
One of the two vocal music of the Renaissance period; a form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the Eucharistic liturgy into music
Madrigal
One of the two vocal music of the Renaissance period; a secular vocal polyphonic music composition which originated from Italy
Strings and continuo
Orchestras in the Baroque period consisted of?
Renaitre
Renaissance comes from the word?
Rebirth, Revival, Rediscovery
Renaitre means what?
George Friedrich Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Vivaldi
Some of the great composers of the Baroque period
Middle Ages or Dark Ages
The Medieval Period was also known as:
Golden Age of a Capella Choral Music
The Renaissance Era was also known as?
Period of looking back to the Golden Age of Greece and Rome
The Renaissance period was also know as the period of what?
Printing
The invention of this in the 1400s paved the way for a wide distribution of Renaissance compositions
Lute
The prominent instrument of the Renaissance era
Secular music
The type of music that is more prominent in the Renaissance period
Hallelujah
The very well know chorus of Handel's Messiah.
Troubadours or Trobairitz
Troubadour music was sung by groups of musicians called?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Thomas Morley
Two famous composers of the Renaissance period:
Mass, Madrigal
Two vocal music of the Renaissance Period
Polyphonic, sung a Cappela, through-composed, frequently in 3-6 voices
What are the characteristics of Madrigal?
Polyphonic, sung a Capella or with orchestral accompaniment, May be syllabic, neumatic, melismatic
What are the characteristics of Mass?
Mostly polyphonic, imitation among the voices are common, use of word painting in texts and music, melodic lines move in a flowing manner, melodies are easier to perform because these move along a scale with a few large leaps
What are the characteristics of Renaissance Music?
Usually monophonic, sometimes with improvised accompaniment, tells of chivalry and courtly love, orginated in France, written in the French language
What are the characteristics of Troubadour music?
Monophonic, Free Meter, Modal, Usually in Latin Liturgy, Use of Neume Notation
What are the five characteristics of Gregorian chants?
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Benedictus, Agnus Dei
What are the five main sections of Mass?
Four Seasons
What is the most famous piece of Vivaldi?
Messiah
What is the most famous work of Handel?
Fugue
a contrapuntal piece, developed mainly by imitative counterpoint (Baroque)
Oratorio
a large scale musical composition for orchestra and voices that incorporates narratives on religious themes. (Baroque)
Concerto Grosso
form of orchestral music during the Baroque period wherin the mysic is between a small group of solo instrumentsand the whole orchestra
Concerto
form of orchestral music that employs a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra (Baroque)
Chorale
musical compositions that resemble a harmonized version of hymnal tunes of the Protestant church during the Baroque era
