Medieval
Gregorian Chant was written for?
What Language was Gregorian Chant written in?
What is the church.
What is Latin.
During the Renaissance Era, Musicwas based on modes, but gradually had more ___________
Accidentals
Handel was famous of what form of music?
Oratorios (mini operas)
Classical and Romantic Time periods were not a great deal different
What is True.
Pieces during this time were about?
The emotion
Hildegard Von Bingen made it possible for what?
Women to start singing Gregorian Chant, before this only young boys were allowed.
Greater concern with harmony, flow and progression of chord progressions increased during this era?
True
Monteverdi was a composer who made great strides in which form of music?
"Opera"
He was known as the "Father of Opera"
Vivaldi was an Italian composer and violinist who made a difference to what type of music?
Instrument music
The piece Pathetique was known for conveying what 2 emotions in this sonata form?
the Romantic and sorrowful moods in the piece.
A Belief that music is a tool of _____________________
communication and could awake any emotion in the listener.
The Renaissance Era developed in what areas? (3)
harmony, rhythm and music notation
German composer Bach made a different in the following musical genres? (4)
Organ, orchestra/ensemble, sacred motets, and fugues
During this Era Concerts were performed for what reason?
for enjoyment
Which 3 composers were popular during the Romantic time period?
Berlioz, Beethoven, Hayden
Handel, Mozart, Haydn
Liszt, Schumann, Chopin
Durfay, Ockegham, Prez, Palestrina
Lizst, Schumann, Chopin.
What are 4 ways Gregorian Chant were performed?
Solo,
Choral,
Antiphonal
(2 groups trading phrases)
Responsorial (Solo alternating with a group, like a Q and A)
What musical quality really developed during the Middle Renaissance Era?
Independent interlocking melody lines- what we call counterpoint.
Lully made a huge change in this era to the structure of the orchestra- what was this change
He developed 5 sections of the orchestra. (2 violin sections, viola, cello and bass)
Haydn was famous, and had two titles for being the "The father of _________ and __________"
Haydn was the father of Symphony and Quartet music
What are 3 types of music genres that really developed in the Romantic Era?
Absolute: music for music’s sake. Not depicting anything from the natural world. It doesn’t MEAN anything--it’s just music.
Character: kind of music that suggests certain kinds of moods or characters
Program: music that tells a story, paints a landscape, or communicates a poem
What are the 5 characteristics of Gregorian Chant?
limited instrument music
Troubadours were performers who perform GC.
Medieval Music was written on 4 lines. (Ligature based music)
Standardized Music Notation- which brought uniformity.
Music mostly moved by step/5ths/octaves.
What 3 areas developed during the Late Renaissance?
Ornamentation, suspension, and chromaticism.
List 5 of the 7 musical forms that were created during the Baroque Era.
*Opera- a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalist.
*Oratorio- a large-scale work for orchestra and voices, typically with a religious theme, performed without costumes, scenery or action.
*Contata- a medium length narrative piece of music for voices with instrumental accompaniment, typically with solos, chorus and orchestra.
*Fugue-piece of music that uses interwoven melodies based on a single musical idea. They were based on an earlier idea from the Renaissance Period called imitative polyphony, where multiple singers would sing the same melody at different times.
* Sonata- a piece of music written for one or two instruments that typically has three or four large sections that are different in rhythm and mood.
*Concerto- a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, or a piano, conceived on a relatively large scale.
*Suites- Based on the traditional pairing of dances in the Renaissance, the suite was the first multi-movement work for instrumentalist.
Which composers were famous during the Viennese Classicism time?
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert
Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli
Prez, Palestrina, Byrd
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert
The romantic Era was known for these changes... (4)
Emotion
Nationalism
Program Music- music that tells a story, paints a landscape, or communicates a poem.
The study of music