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Details Title: Music Appreciation Test 1 Description: Medieval period - Renaissance Total Flash Cards: 92 Created: 09/22/2005 08:54:07	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Medium Definition Usually air which transmitts vibration to our ears. Term Sound Definition Vibrations which are transmitted, usually through air, to the eardrum, which sends impulses to the brain. Term Impulses Definition Or signals that are transmitted to the brain Term Pitch Definition Relative highness or lowness of a sound Term Tone Definition Sound that has a definite pitch, or frequency Term Frequency Definition rate of vibration that produces a particular pitch Term Intreval Definition "Distance" in pitch between any two tones Term Octave Definition Intreval between two tones in which the higher tone has twice the frequency of the lower tone Term Syllables of scale Definition the notes played to make a scale. Ex. Do-Re-Me... Term Pitch Range Definition Distance between the lowest/Highest tones that a voice/instrument can produce Term dynamics Definition Degree of loudness or softness Term Tone Color (Timbre) Definition Quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another Term Describe tone color Definition Bright, Dark, Brillant, Mellow, Rich Term Dynamic markings Definition Indicate how loud or soft the music should be played Term Pianissimo Definition very soft Term piano Definition soft Term mezzo piano Definition (mp)Moderately Soft Term Mezzo Forte Definition (MF) Moderately Loud Term Forte Definition Loud Term Fortissmo Definition Very Loud Term Tonic Definition THe central tone of the melody Term Scale Definition Made up of the basic pitches of a piece of music arranged on order from low to high or from high to low Term Tonality Definition Term for key; refers to presence of a central note, scale;and chord Term Major Scale Definition Do-Re-Me-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do Term Minor scale Definition Consists of 7 different tones and an 8th tone that duplicates the first an octave higher; but it differs from the major scale in its pattern of intreval Term Diatonic Scale Definition An 8 note scale inwhich the 8th doubles the 1st, made up of half and whole steps Term Key Signature Definition Composer uses KS, consisting of sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff Term Chromatic Scale Definition The 12 tones of an octave. All white and black keys in one octave on the piano Term Modulation Definition Shifting from one key to another with in the same piece Term monophony Definition Having one sound Term Polyphony Definition Simultaneous performed of 2 or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest produces the texture, polyphonic; having many sounds Term Homophony Definition Combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole is called, Counterpoint - one main melody accompanied by chords Term Wagner Definition Loherngrin, PRelude to Act 3 Term Duke Ellington Definition C Jam Blues Term Britten Definition The Young Person's Guide To the Ochestra Term Alleluia Definition :Vidimus Stellam-Starts with one man singing to multiple (Church) Fades out 1 Term Perotin Definition "Alleluia;Nativitas" Men Chanting goes up and down ahhhHHHHhhhh 1 Term Landini Definition Ecco La primavera Blind, Italian composer;starts with drums and Sacbut-Singing-Romance Term Hildegard of Bingen Definition "O-Successores" women chanting 1 Term Estampie Definition Medieval Dance/starts with soft flute, wind instruments 1 2 beat 2 Term De Machaut Definition "Agnus Dei" From the Notre Dame Mass ppl Singing 1 Term Desprez Definition "Ave Maria" Pleasane men singing low- Women singing above the men 1 Term Palestrina Definition "Kyrie" From Pope Marecellus Mass- Chant,6 voices, No strong accents, Starts with crescendo and ppl singing 3 sections Renaissance Term Weelkes Definition "As Vesta Was Descending" How the queen is better than GODDESSES men and women singing 3 Term Morley Definition "Now is the Month of Maying" Man singing month of may haha Term Caroubel Definition "passamezzo" 1 2 1 2 A lot of instruments Drumbeat to horns Crescendo 2 Term Caroubel Definition "Gilliard" Triple Meter Blah ending; 5 instruments-most important to distinguish from his other work 2 Term Years of the Middle Ages or the Medieval period Definition 500-1450 Term The Renaissance period Definition 1450-1600 Term Gregorian Chant Definition THe music of the medieval church. It is characterized by monophonic lines, church mode modality, irregular rhythm with no strong accents, and Latin text. Sung by males Term Hildegard of Bingen Definition 1098-1179 She was an abbess in a convent in Germany. She was a poet and a composer. Studied medicine. She was also a mystic, who had visions of which we have paintings Term Pope Gregory Definition Pope from 590-604 HE reorganized the liturgy assigning a particular chant to each part of the service Term Romanesque Definition A style of architecture during the Middle ages characterized by thick walls, rounded arches, and few windows Term Gothic Definition Style of architecture during the late Middle ages and is characterized by pointed arches, many windows, and tall spires Term Drone Definition It consists of one or more long, sustained tones accompanying a melody Term Canonical hours or Divine Offices Definition They were services held every 3 hours in the monasteries and convents Term Troubadours Definition French Noblemen who composed secular songs in French during the 12th adn 13th centuries Term Estampie Definition Medieval dance. A manuscript for one survives and is in triple meter with a strong, fast beat. Term Organum Definition Earliest kind of polyphony and consists of two lines. Early examples show the line added to the Gregorian chant moving in parallel motion to it. Term Leonon and Periton Definition Composers from the school of Notre Dame, a school that excelled in early pholyphony Term Da machaut Definition Born in Champagne about 1300. Priest but he spent his life as a court official for various royal familes. one of the most important composers of his day(excelling in both sacred and secular music) Term Ordinary Definition It is part of the Mass which remains the same whatever the service. 5 parts Term Cantus Firmus/Firm melody Definition Term for the Gregorian chant when it is used as the basis for a polyphonic work. Term Humanism Definition Term that refers to the Renaissance movement which focused on human life and its accomplishments. Its supporters were christians Term Martin Luther Definition A german who lived from 1483-1546 he criticized the Church of his day adn was responsible for the Reformation Term Word Painting Definition It refers to places in the score where the music does what the words say. Ex. if it talks of running, the music goes quickly Term Lute Definition IT was the favorite string instrument for solos and for accompanying songs in the renaissance Term A cappella Definition It refers to voices with out accompaniment Term Josquin des Prez Definition He was an early Renaissance composer (1440-1521) who is credited with solidifying the style which is characteristic of renaissance vocal music. Term Palestrina Definition LIving from 1525-1594, He was an italian composer associated with the Counter-reformation Term Madrigal Definition It is the secular vocal music from renaissance Italy. It is a piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love Term jannequinn Definition He was a French renaissance composer who wrote chanson with imitation of real life sounds Term Morley Definition He was a renaissance madrigal composer known for ayres and ballett-style madrigals Term Ballett Definition It was a style of English Madrigal that has verses and Fa-la-la refrain Term Weelkes Definition HE was an English Madrigal composer, who contributed to "the triumphs of Oriana Term The Triumphs of Oriana Definition It is an anthology of English madrigals written to honor Queen Elizabeth 1 Term Passamezzo and Gilliard Definition They were dances in the Renaissance and were often written to be performed as a pair bc of their contrasting nature. the first is stately and in duple meter and the second is lively and in triple meter Term Recorder Definition IT is a whistle flute popular in the Renaissance Term viols and vielles Definition They are bowed strings popular in the Renaissance Term Caroubel Definition HE was a french Violinist and composer who lived from 1576-1611 Term Dowland Definition He was a renaissance composer, possibly from ireland who wrote ayres and solos for the lute Term Reformation Definition Begun by Martin Luther it was a movement that fostered the rise of protestant churches Term Ayre Definition It is and English secular song from the Renaissance for solo voice and lute. Term Goliard Songs Definition They are medieval secular songs in Latin. They were written by traveling students and cleric and tell fo wine, women, and satire Term Minnelied Definition It is a German secular song from the MIddle ages Term Sackbut Definition IT is a middle ages brass instrument, the forerunner of the trombone Term Melismatic Definition It means many notes to a single syllable Term Syllabic Definition It means one note per syllable Term Cantigas Definition They are the 414 spanish secular songs of the Middle ages attributed to alfonso 1 Term Landini Definition He was a Middle Ages Italian Secular Music Composer Term Renaissance Definition Literally, it mean "rebirth". IT refers to the 15th and 16th centuries and is characterized by a renewed interest in all things classical Term Counter-reformation Definition Was the effort by the catholic church to remove abuses in reaction to the loss of members to protestant sects