MUSIC * ARTS Flashcards
(28 cards)
also known as the Middle Ages or the Dark Ages
Medieval period
a form of government established during the Middle Ages
feudal system
spread across Europe and cost many lives
Black Death/Bubonic Plague
a group of notes that are sung on a syllable of a particular word or text
Melisma
smooth, even manner of musical performance
⦁ Legato
also called a Gregorian mode
church mode
was mainly used during the early part of the Middle Ages
Monophonic texture
such as organum and motets, was developed by combining several music lines
Polyphonic texture
was mainly sacred vocal music such as plainchant, conductus, masses, and motets
Musical genre
distinctive forms that marked the period
plainsong
Stone Age
Paleolithic period
⦁ Lower Paleolithic
⦁ Middle Paleolithic
⦁ Upper Paleolithic
to establish the unity of the church
Gregorian chant
which ended with the spread of agriculture
Mesolithic period
FOUR BASIC TYPES OF PALEOLITHIC ART:
⦁ Petroglyphs
⦁ Prehistoric sculpture
⦁ Pictographs
⦁ Megalithic art
came from the Greek word _____, which means “stone”, and _______ which means to carve
Petroglyphs
cupules engraved on a nonfoliated metamorphic
Bhimbetka Petroglyphs
rock carvings at Indergarh
Daraki Chattan Petroglyphs
is an image or a symbol created to express an idea
Pictograph
were less common in the prehistoric society
sculpture
the use of large stones as medium
Megalithic art
statues showed an idealized depiction of gods
Modes of Presentation
a difference in scale was applied to show hierarchy
Hierarchy of scale
symbolizes power, life, anger, and victory
red
symbolizes rebirth and creation
blue
