MUSIC 9
Troubadors
secular music which has not bound by Catholic traditions emerged and is performed by group of musicians called
Jeu de Robin et de Marion
the earliest surviving French play with music.
a capella choral music
thia era is known as golden age of
secular music
this genre of music became more prominent in this era
Messiah
- Handels mos famous creation - it was written in the space for 24 days
The Four Seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Vivaldis most famous piece - violin concerti
Antonio Vivaldi
- nicknamed qs il Prete Rosso (the Red Priest) - recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers - virtuoso violonist -known for instrumental concertos especially the violin -40 chorale works
George Friedrich Handel
-Englands favorite composer - he is remembered for his operas and oratorios
Baroque Period
-arts highlighted grandiose and elaborate ornamentation, -major and minor tonality was also created
Adam de la Halle
-famous composer of the Medieval Period -also known as the Adam le Bossu (Adam the Hunchback) -one of the oldest secuar composers whose literary and musical works include chansons and poetic debates
Johann Sebastian Bach
-long term position as a cantor -known for his compositions for organ, orchestra and oratorio -clavichord and harpsichord
William Byrd
Morley iwas believed to have studied music with him and he is an Elizabethan composer of sacred music
Musica Transalpina
a collection of Italian Madrigals fitted with english text
fugue
a contrapuntal piece, developed mainly by imitative counterpoint, usually written in 3 or 4 parts with a main theme
neumatic
a few notes set to one syllable
concerto
a form of orchestral music that employs a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra
concerto grosso
a form of orchestral music wherein the music is betweeb a small group of solo instruments called concertino and the whole orchestra called tutti
oratorio
a large scale musica compostion for orchestra and voices that incorporates narrative on religious themes
Madrigal
a secular vocal polyphonic music composition which originated from Italy, this is sung during courtly social gatherings
Medieval Period
also know n as the middle ages or "Dark Ages" that started with the fall of Roman empire
renaissance
comes from the word -renaitre!=rebirth/rediscovery -renaissance period os know to be Golden. hunt
Baroque
derived from the Portugese word barroco
secular music
emerged in the latter part of Mediecal Period
Henri de la Halle
father of Adam de la Halle
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
greatest master of Roman Catholic church music during the Renaissance period
Cisterian Abbey of Vaucelles
he recieved his education in this place
Masses
his first book to became popular and was greatly appreciated by Pope Julius III
mass
is a form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the Eucharistic liturgy into music
Pope Marcellus Mass
is held up as the pwrfect example of counter-reformation style
Kyrie
is part of the first two sections of the Pope Marcellus Mass
subject
main theme of a fugue
melismatic
many notes to one syllable
Thomas Morley
master of rhe choristers and is the most famous composer of secular music
chorale
musical composition that resembles a harmonized version of hymnal tunes of the Protestant church during Baroque era
monophonic plainchant
named after Pope Gregory I and made this as tve approved music of Liturgy Word
syllabic
one note set to each syllable
Robert II, Count of Artois, Charles of Anjou, brother of Louis IX
patrons of Adam de la Halle
jeux-partis
poetic debates
Nicholas Yonge
published the Musica Transalpina
concertino
small group of solo instruments
lute
was the mosr peominent instrument in the renaissance era
Barroco
which means "pearl of irregular shape"
tutti
whole orchestra
Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion, le Chanson du roi de Sicile
works of Adam de la Halle