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Mass
a form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the Eucharistic liturgy into music
Baroque period
the arts highlighted grandiose and elaborate ornamentation
Masses
Giovanni's first book
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Greatest master of the Roman Catholic church
24 days
Messiah was written in a span of how many days
Well-tempered Clavier
One of Bach's more well-known keyboard improvisations
renaitre
Renaissance came from the word _________ that means rebirth, revival and rediscovery
the four seasons
Vivaldi's most famous piece
Major and Minor
________ tonality created in the baroque period
Fugue
a contrapuntal piece, developed mainly by imitative counterpoint
neumatic
a few notes set to one syllable
Concerto Grosso
a form of orchestral music during baroque period wherein the music is between a small group of solo instruments called concertino and the whole orchestra called tutti
Concerto
a form of orchestral music that employs a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra
oratorio
a large scale musical composition for orchestra and voices that incorporates narratives on religious themes
Madrigal
a secular vocal polyphonic music composition which originated from italy
Adam de la Halle
a trouvere, poet, and musician whose works include Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion and La Chanson du roi de Sicile
Medieval Period
also known as middle ages or dark ages
Johann Sebastian Bach
cantor at St. Thomas Church
Musica Transalpina
collection of Italian Madrigals fitted with english texts by Thomas Morley
Baroque
derived from the word barroco which means pearl of irregular shape
Copernicus
discovered the actual position of the earth in the solar system
renaissance
golden age of a capella choral music
Troubadors
groups of musicians who performed across Europe
orally
in the beginning, chants were taught...
Martin Luther
led the protestant reformation
melismatic
many notes to one syllable
Chorale
musical compositions that resemble a harmonized version of hymnal tunes of the protestant church during baroque era
monophonic plainchant
named after pope gregory I who made this the approved music of the Catholic Church
binary, ternary, ground bass, and fugue
new forms of Baroque music
Adam the hunchback
nickname of adam de la halle
Antonio Vivaldi
nicknamed il Prete Rosso (the red priest)
syllabic
one note set to each syllable
Zachau
organist of Halle Cathedral where George Friedrich Handel studied counterpoint, canon, and fugue
jeux-partis
poetic debates
lute
prominent instrument of renaissance period
secular
prominent type of music in the in the renaissance period
George Friedrich Handel
second son from the second marriage of a pastor and his most famous creation is Messiah
Thomas Morley
son of a brewer who tried imitating William Byrd
Fugue
the entire piece grows mainly from a single brief tune of strong musical character
looking back
the renaissance period is a period of ___________ to the golden age of greece and rome
Fugue
usually written in 3 or 4 parts with a main theme called subject
Hallelujah
very well known part of Handel's Messiah
printing
was invented in the 1400s that paved a way for wide distribution of renaissance compositions
Dublin
where was the Messiah first performed