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Renaissance Flashcards

1
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Qualm pulcra es composer

A

Dunstable

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2
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Qualm pulcra es harmonic content reflects countenance angloise by

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3rds and 6ths being prominent in mostly triadic harmonies

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Qualm pulcra es date

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First half of the 15th century

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Se la face ay pale

Composer

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Dufay

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5
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Se la face ay pale

Form

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Considered a ballade, but not in the strict sense of forme fixe

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Se la face ay pale is rhythmically ____ than other examples from this period

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Less complex

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7
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Se la face ay pale phrases are ____

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Short and primarily syllabic

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T or F?

Se la face ay pale has English influence of 3rds and 6ths

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True

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9
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Se la face ay pale texture

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3 voice non imitative texture with hints of imitation

Cantus and tenor have relatively equal roles

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10
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Se la face ay pale date

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1430’s

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T or F?

Missa Se la face ay pale is a cantus firmus mass

A

True

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12
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cantus firmus mass means

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a pre-existing melody forms the basis of the composition

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13
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Missa Se la face ay pale composer

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Du Fay

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14
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Du Fay incorporates his Se la face ay pale chanson into the ____ line of _____ of the mass setting.

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tenor line of each section

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15
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Missa Se la face ay pale date

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1453

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T or F?
In Missa Se la face ay pale each voice of the mass is a distinct layer with its own melodic and rhythmic logic and function

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True

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17
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Ave Maria…Virgo serena composer

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Josquin

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18
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T or F?

Josquin compositions are limited to homophonic textures

A

False

Josquin Desprez is a master of texture. He creates a sense of variety by gracefully transitioning between various textures such as imitation, homophony, and using different layerings of the voice parts from single, double, triple, and all voices singing simultaneously.

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19
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Ave Maria…Virgo serena date

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ca 1480-85

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20
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How many sections does Ave Maria…Virgo serena have?

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Seven

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21
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T or F?
Josquin composed a different musical texture and purpose with each section of the sacred text of Ave Maria…Virgo serena .

A

True

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22
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T or F?

Ave Maria…Virgo Serena ends with a four-lined prayer

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False. It ends with a two-lined prayer

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23
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Mille regretz composer

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Josquin

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24
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Mille regretz date

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ca 1520

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25
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In Mille regretz how does Josquin use music to express the emotion of the text?

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Descending lines to help portray the sadness in words and phrases mentioning regrets and distress.

Repeating the final phrase “my days will soon dwindle away”, as if the music is dwindling away with the text.

26
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cantus firmus mass means that

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a pre-existing melody forms the basis of the composition

27
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Io Parto composer

A

Gesualdo

28
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Io Parto date

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ca 1600

29
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How extreme is the word painting in Gesualdo’s Io Parto?

A

Very! Hahaha

30
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Io Parto is about

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A man who is aroused by the distress of the woman he ended a relationship with and then made love to.

31
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What is it called when composers such as Gesualdo and Josquin use the music to highlight the text?

A

Word painting

32
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What genre is Io Parto?

A

Italian Madrigal

33
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Tant que vivray composer

A

Sermisy

34
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Tant que vivray genre

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Parisian chanson

35
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Tant que vivray date

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1525

36
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What encouraged the new genre of Parisian Chanson?

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The music printing press in Paris

37
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voice setting of parisian chanson

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4 voice setting of French verse

38
Q

T or F?

The subject and style of the Parisian chanson are heavier in nature. (Tant que vivray)

A

False.

The subject and style are somewhat lighter than earlier chansons

39
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Texture of Tant que vivray is:

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mostly homophonic

40
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T or F?

Tant que vivray is strophic with repeated sections

A

True

41
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What is strophic?

A

same music and melody repeated with different text

42
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As Vesta was (composer)

A

Weelkes

43
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As Vesta was (genre)

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English Madrigal

44
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Six musical Characteristics of As Vesta was

A 
Simple rhythms
Clear harmonies
Crisp engaging melodic motives
Natural declamation
Repetition of text phrases
Word painting
45
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As Vesta was (date)

A

ca 1601

46
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As Vesta was / Tant que vivray musical form:

A

AAB

47
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Mille Regres de Josquin - La cancio del Emperador (composer)

A

Narváez

48
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Mille Regres de Josquin - La cancio del Emperador (date)

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ca 1538

49
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Mille Regres de Josquin - La cancio del Emperador was composed for what instrument?

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Vihuela (a Spanish plucked string instrument related to viol and lute)

50
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Mille Regres de Josquin: Why did Narváez add scales, turns, and other figuration to Josquin’s orignial composition?

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Because the vihuela can’t sustain notes like voices. Also to make the rhythm livelier.

51
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Ein feste Burg (composer)

A

Walter

52
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Ein feste Burg came as a result of

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the protestant reformation (Martin Luther’s effort to reform the catholic church)

53
Q

T or F?

Ein feste Burg became the Lutheran anthem

A

True

54
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Ein feste Burg (genre)

A

chorale

55
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Why was the chorale genre established?

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to involve the congregation in the service

56
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Ein feste Burg (form)

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AAB

  • typical of chorale genre
  • same music 2x’s (with diff text), then diff music
57
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Ein feste Burg (date)

A

1529

58
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Sing Joyfully (composer)

A

William Byrd

59
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Sing Joyfully (date)

A

ca 1585

60
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Sing Joyfully (genre)

A

Full anthem (more contrapuntal than originally allowed)

61
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T or F?

Sing Joyfully employs complex counterpoint and word painting.

A

True

62
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Sing Joyfully (texture)

A

predominantly imitative

homophonic when “blow the trumpet” comes. Makes the declaration really stand out.

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