MUSIC GA 1.1
VOCAL MUSIC
Mass and Madrigal
(T OR F) 3. Gregorian Chant is usually based on Latin liturgy.
TRUE
Troubadours
A group of musicians that performed secular music
Gregorian Chant
A monophonic plainchant named after Pope Gregory I, who made this approved music of Catholic Church.
Madrigal
A secular vocal polyphonic music composition which originated from Italy. It is written and expressed in a poetic text and sung during courtly social gathering. It is the most important secular form during the Renaissance period.
He is one of the oldest secular composers and a French-born trouvere, poet and musician.
Adam de la Halle
Adam de la Halle is also known as..
Adam le Bossu (The Hunchback)
Baroque Period
Characterized by grand and elaborate ornamentation of sculptures, theater, art and music
(T OR F) 2. Monophonic is not a characteristic of Gregorian Chant.
FALSE
(T OR F) 5. In the Renaissance period, though secular music was still of great importance, sacred music became more prominent.
FALSE
(T OR F) 9. Palestrina has three sons but lost them both during the plague epidemic that struck Rome in 1570's. He had planned to become a priest but eventually changed his mind and married a wealthy widow.
FALSE
Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion and La Chanson du roi de Sicile
Famous works by Adam de la Halle
He is said to be the greatest master of the Roman Catholic Church music
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
He was an organist and choir master at both the Sistine Chapel and at St. Peter's which may have influenced his distinctively pure and restrained style in musical composition.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
He was committed to sacred music and has a keen interest in satisfying the desires of church leaders in the sixteenth century.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Pope Marcellus Mass is made by this man and held up as the perfect examples of counter reformation style.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Medieval Period
Gregorian Chant was mainly used in the Christian Church in this period.
Characteristics of renaissance period
Imitative polyphony
Mass
It is a form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the Eucharistic liturgy into music.
Medieval period
Known as "Dark Ages"' or "Middle Ages"
Five parts of the Mass
Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy), Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest), Credo (I Believe in One God), Sanctus (Holy, Holy and Blessed Is He), Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
The prominent instrument of the Renaissance era.
Lute
Gregorian Chant
Mainly used in the medieval period in the Christian Church
years 700-1400
Medieval period
Three periods of Western History
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
Renaissance Period
Music was a leisure activity in this period. Higher/upper class were expected to have musical training.
Gregorian Chant is written in..
Neumes
Characteristics of Madrigal
Polyphonic Sung a cappella Through-composed Frequently in 3 to 6 voices
He was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He was known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregorian Mission, to convert the then-pagan Anglo-Saxons in England to Christianity.
Pope Gregory 1, Saint Gregory the Great
Comes from the word "renaitre" which means "rebirth", "revival" and "rediscovery". It is a period of looking back to the Golden Age of Greece and Rome.
Renaissance (period)
The music in this era was mostly polyphonic, use of word painting in texts and music.It has melodic lines move in a flowing manner
Renaissance Music
The music of this period became popular as entertainment and activity for amateurs and educated.
Renaissance period
years 1400-1600
Renaissance period
Type of music that emerged later in the medieval period
Secular music, which is music that is not bound by Christian traditions.
(T OR 5) 8. The characteristics of the Mass: polyphonic, text may be syllabic ( one note set to each syllable), neumatic (a few notes set to one syllable) , or melismatic (many notes to one syllable).
TRUE
(T OR F) 1. The medieval period started with the fall of the Roman Empire. During this time, the Christian Church influenced Europe's culture and political affairs.
TRUE
(T OR F) 10. In the beginning, chants were taught orally. However, as the number of chants increased, singers needed help in remembering the outlines of the melodies.
TRUE
(T OR F) 4. Troubadour music is usually monophonic and sometimes has improvised accompaniment
TRUE
(T OR F) 6. The renaissance era was also known as the "golden age" of acapella choral music.
TRUE
(T OR F) 7. Unlike the music in Medieval times, the music in Renaissance period was already written in musical notes.
TRUE
(T OR F) 8. The melodies in Renaissance period are easier to perform because these move along a scale with few large leaps.
TRUE
He studied music with William Byrd, an Elizabethan composer of sacred music.
Thomas Morley
He was a singer in the local Cathedral and became master of choristers. He was the most famous composer of secular music in his time.
Thomas Morley
He was into composing madrigals that show a variety of color, form and technique. Most of his madrigals are light and easy to sing with some aspects of Italian style
Thomas Morley
His Musica Transalpina, a collection of Italian madrigals fitted with English text made a significant contribution to the history of music.
Thomas Morley
What type of music tells of chivalry and courtly love, originated in France, and is written in French?
Troubadour Music
