Quiz #2 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Nuemes
music notation in the middle ages
Antiphonal
two choirs taking turns singing
Responsorial
Choir and an individual singer taking turns singing
Polyphony
two independent melodies
Organum
Plainchant that has been doubled
Plainchant
Monophonic music from the middle ages for christian worship
Gregorian Chant
Monophonic music from the middle ages for christian worship
Syllabic
one word for each syllable
Melisma
singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession
Secular
not for worship
Sacred
for worship
Madrigal
a form of secular vocal music most typical of the Renaissance and early Baroque periods
Homorhythmic
singing close to the same rhythm as another singer
Palestrina
found the balance in music for the church
Counter reformation
Council of Trent
Council of Trent
Counter Reformation
Reformation
split between protestant and catholic church
1400-1600
Renaissance
Renaissance
1400-1600
Middle Ages
476-1400
476-1400
Middle Ages