Midterm Flashcards
The Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther (Music Lover), Jean Calvin (Music Suspicious)
Martin Luther
Believed music is a gift from God (second only to theology)
Wanted to involve the congregation
Deutsch Messe (translated it into the vernacular)
Chorale Singing - wrote congregational hymns with strophic text and monophonic melody
Ein Feste Burg (A Mighty Fortress)
T/F: The church heavily involved the common man in the days of Martin Luther.
False: The music was in Latin, so only the wealthy/educated understood it. Luther included the common man by translating and composing songs into the vernacular of the people
Martin Luther created congregational hymns so that people could worship in their own language. What are the sources of the chorale tunes?
Brand new compositions
Borrowed from Gregorian chant (kept tune, translated words)
Secular Songs
What is it called when church-appropriate lyrics are put to a secular tune?
Contrafactum
Jean Calvin
Suspicious of Music
Emphasis on words, not music
Psalters
Who created metric translations of the Psalms for Jean Calvin?
Huguenots (Clement Marot)
Psalters
Collections of metric translations of the Psalms w/music
Forerunner of modern-day hymnal
Used by John Calvin’s Followers
Compare/Contrast Martin Luther and John Calvin.
- Luther loved music; Calvin was suspicious of music.
- Luther wanted to involve the congregation using music; Calvin wanted the emphasis of the service to be on words (preaching), not music
- Luther translated and composed songs in German; Calvin restricted music in the church to Psalms
- Luther had followers in Germany and Scandinavia; Calvin had followers in Switzerland, Netherlands, Scotland, and parts of Germany
Counter Reformation
Council of Trent met to discuss reforms within the church
Palestrina
Panconsonant Style
What were some of the decisions made by the Council of Trent concerning music?
They believed music to be too complex (too many notes, too many words). Decided…
- Distinct words
- Avoid virtuosity
- Reverent spirit
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Composer of the Counter Reformation
Model of 16th century contrapuntal writing
1st composer to be conscientiously immitated
Panconsonant Style
Panconsonant Style
Little movement outside the main key
Light and shade in voicing
Mostly stepwise
4-8 voices
A cappella
Syllabic text (for clarification of words)
Little dissonance (w/uncomplicated rhythm/movement)
Otaviano dei Petrucci
Set up print shop in Venice in 1501
St. Mark’s Basilica
Pope would have visited here while abroad
Cori spezzati
Cori spezzati
“spaced-out choirs”
Poly-choral technique that uses a small group of performers (2-4ppl) that produce contrasting sonorities/timbers antiphonally to create a stereo effect
Giovanni Gabrieli
Sonata Pian’ E Forte
First time specific dynamics found in a musical work
One of the first to include specific instrumentation
Baroque Era
1600-1750 Affections Monody Giulio Caccini Basso continuo Prima Practica Secunda Practica
