Melody Movement
Is the melody moving up, down, or staying the same?
(2 notes)
Define humanism.
The value and goodness of people.
Define lute.
An early form of the guitar.
Where is Do' located on the musical staff?
(Third space)
Be able to complete solfege questions on the actual musical staff and possibly as multiple choice questions.
Is the melody moving up, down, or staying the same?
(3 notes)
Define motet.
One-movement religious piece.
What instrument held the highest respect of all instruments in the Renaissance Time Period?
Lute.
Write out the following phrase on the musical staff using quarter notes:
Do Re Do
Is the melody moving up, down, or staying the same?
(3 notes)
How was Josquin de Prez's music widely circulated?
True or false. John Dowland composed music about his life.
True.
Write out the following phrase on the musical staff using quarter notes:
Do' Sol Mi Do
Is the melody moving up, down, or staying the same?
(5 notes)
What type of music did humanism influence and why?
Influenced vocal music: close relationship between words and music
How did John Dowland describe himself and how did this influence his music (what does his music make you feel?)?
"Unhappy Englishman"
sad and despairing
Of the two Renaissance composers we studied, which one used word painting in their compositions?
Write out the following phrase on the musical staff using quarter notes:
Ti Re La Fa Mi Sol Re
Is the melody moving up, down, or staying the same?
(5 notes)
Name the piece of music we studied that was composed by Josquin de Prez AND how Josquin de Prez used word painting in this piece.
Ave Maria.
To show emotion (mood).
Which two songs did we study written by John Dowland and how would you identify them by listening?
1. Flow My Tears
2. In Darkness Let Me Dwell
(vocal with lute accompaniment, English)
Define word painting and explain how it's represented in music.
The musical technique of writing music that reflects the literal meaning (lyrics) of a song
Emotion, action, etc.
Write out the following phrase on the musical staff using quarter notes:
Do Re Do' La Fa Re Do