Characteristics
This era had no recognizable melody.
Medieval
What invention made music more widely available across Europe?
The printing press.
True or false: We wanted to blend melodies together instead of sticking out
Liturgical
Church Music
Women could ___________ but not _____________.
Sing, play instruments
_____________ tried to make a start in the _____________ era, but it wasn't very good. There was no score, sharps, flats, or measures yet.
Notation, Renaissance
What instruments were used and/or not used in the Baroque era?
Strings, woodwinds, brass, NO PERCUSSION
Express
Unision
Everyone playing or singing the same thing
What instrument was not used in this era?
Percussion
What characteristic changed in the Baroque era that made the Catholic church mad?
Music is now secular
What composer wrote The Four Seasons and what era was he from?
What kind of music was preferred during this era? Unison, monophonic, polyphonic, or counterpoint?
Polyphonic
Polyphonic
Multiple melodies
Music was complex and dramatic. What 4 things did they use to make it that way?
Trills, runs, flourishes, dynamics
The ______________ era focused less on _____________ and more on _____________.
Renaissance, rhythm, melody
Who could read and write music during the Medieval and Renaissance Era? Where would they go to learn how to read and write?
Monks and nuns or scribes in the church. You would go to church or to scribe school to learn this.
What were the five instruments used in the Renaissance?
Harpsichord, lute, lyre, recorder, trumpet
Mass
A funeral song
Why did music become secular and not liturgical?
The creation of the opera house allowed composers to write and play music that wasn't about the church. Before, the only place to perform was the Cathedral meaning the music had to be liturgical.
Describe where on the pendulum each music era is and why it is there.
Medieval: Conservative because it was vocal, liturgical, and only for rich, white men.
Renaissance: Between conservative and liberal because secular music started to appear and music started to get complex but it was still mainly vocal, liturgical, and for men.
Baroque: Liberal since woman can now sing, the middle class and poor can participate, instrumental took over, and music was secular.
What composer was a suspected serial killer and what era was he from?
Carlo Gesualdo: Renaissance
What does "people wanted to be more than their job" mean?
They want to learn more in order to make more money and have a better life and personality. They were much more than just their profession.
Counterpoint
2 melodies moving opposite of each other
Why did society shift to instrumental music all of a sudden?
The establishment of a middle class allowed anyone and everyone to buy and learn an instrument.