History
What was one of the most important services of the Roman Catholic Church? It was the driving force of musical development in the Medieval and Renaissance eras.
Mass
Simple musical forms include...
Binary and Ternary
____________ refers to the texture of any music that is made up of a single melodic line.
Monophony
1814
What is nationalism?
Was a facet of the Romantic era during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Music evoked the national or regional character of a place.
What does Sacred music include?
Gregorian chant and masses
What is binary form?
Has two main sections that both repeat.
AABB
__________ refers to the texture of any music that is made up of a main melodic line over a supporting accompaniment.
Homophony
When was the impressionist movement?
1890-1920
Who are composers that represented Russia?
Borodin, Mussorgski, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka
What does Secular music include?
Music for dance and entertainment. Troubadours and trouveres.
What is rounded binary form?
There is a return to the original thematic material of A.
ABA or AA'A
___________refers to the texture of any music that is made up of many different melodic lines.
Polyphony
Who was an important french composer during the impressionist movement?
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
Who are composers that represented Czechoslovakia?
Smetana, Dvorak
What was the most important form of Medieval polyphony? It was introduced in the 13th century and spanned both sacred and secular genres.
Motet
What is Ternary Form?
Consists of three main sections in which the first and third sections are nearly identical with contrasting second section.
ABA
___________ refers to the texture of any music that is made up of multiple improvised interpretations of the same melody played at the same time.
Heterophony
What type of music represents non-musical images or ideas? It flourished in the Romantic era.
Programmatic music
Who are composers that represented Norway?
Grieg and Sibelius
What is plainchant?
Plainchant is a monophonic, unaccompanied form of sacred singing used in Western Christian liturgy, characterized by free rhythm and modal melodies.
______ describes a tonal work that can be seen as a composite form that is made up of other, smaller simple forms such as binary and ternary forms.
Compound Musical Form
What is a hemiola?
A hemiola is a rhythmic device where two beats are played in the time normally occupied by three, or vice versa, creating a temporary shift in the perceived meter.
instrumental music not intended to represent or illustrate something else.
Absolute music
What composers represented England?
Who represented spain?
Who represented Hungary?
Who represented the United States?
Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and Holst.
De Falla, Albeniz.
Bartok, and kodaly.
Ives, Harris, Gershwin, and Copland.