Composer - Medieval Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
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Hildegard von Bingen
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1098-1179
Born - Bermerscheim
Visions at 5
Works at convent
Known for visionary writings
77 monophonic chants
Focused on women
No real structure
Odd melodies
2
Q
Guillaume de Machaet
A
1300-1377
France
Composer and Poet
Leading composer of Ars Nova in France
Primarily - Polyphonic Virelais, rondeauz and ballades
Piece: mess de Notre Dame
3
Q
John Dunstable
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1390-1453
English
Noted astronomer and astrologer
English Countenance (countenance Angloise) - features more traditional harmonies
Piece: Quam Puchra Es
