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UNIT 1 Flashcards

1
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What are the two kinds of music?

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classical music and folk music

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Classical music

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art music

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Folk music

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music of the people

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What is music?

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rhythm, melody, and harmony

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5
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The African scale…

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…uses a flat third and a flat seventh.

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flue (ugad) (Egyptian Music)

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  • 5-7 evenly placed holes

- pentatonic scale

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sistrum (Egyptian Music)

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metal instrument that made noise when shaken, important rattle used in religious ceremonies

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shofar (Egyptian Music)

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ram’s horn that was blown at the walls of Jericho, Joshua said to blow it

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Muses (Greek Music)

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nine daughters of Zeus who entertained the gods, ruled over the arts and provided inspiration

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symposium (Greek Music)

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banquets where Greeks dined, conversed, and listened to music

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Aulos (Greek Music)

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two reeds attached to a pipe with finger holes played by “flute girls”, used in worship of dionysus

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12
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“flute girls” (Greek Music)

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played the aulos at Greek symposiums

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kithara (Greek Music)

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large harp, bigger version of the lyre, could be plucked or strummed

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lyre (Greek Music)

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small harp

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15
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Pythagoras

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  • wrote down the rules for music theory

- figured out that if you cut a long string in have, the sound of the half-sized string is twice as high

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16
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Doctrine of Ethos (Greek Music)

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discussed moral qualities/effects of music on humans, and how it affects behavior

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dithyramb (Greek Music)

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ancient Greek poetry used in the worship of Dionysus, that formed the foundation of ancient Greek theatre

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18
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Music in Greek Theatre

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  • music was its own character

- was scenery, used to evoke emotion of scene

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19
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parakatalogue (Greek Music)

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verbally read poems with music in the background, first instance of rap music

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20
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Boethius (Roman Music)

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philosopher, wrote the book, The Principles of Music

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21
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Musica Enchiriadis (Roman Music)

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1st attempt to devise rules for polyphony

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22
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polyphony

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music that uses more than one voice at a time; the concept of more than one single line of melody at a time

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23
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Schola Cantorum

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singing school for proper instruction of music

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24
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Gregorian Chants

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earliest form of chant in the Catholic Church

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25
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mellismatic

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describes an end section of music characterized by embellishment

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26
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trope

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another musical piece added to the original plainsong

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27
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neumes

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musical notation markings above lyrics to tell singers whether melody should rise and fall

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28
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Guido D’Arezzo

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monk in Italy who…

  1. defined and named the musical syllables
  2. essentially invented conducting
  3. invents modern musical notation
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29
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Guidonian Hand

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beginning of conducting, Guido D’Arezzo devised a way to use his hand in order to indicate a certain note be sung by pointing to a certain spot

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30
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Organum

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harmony, polyphony (SEE SHEET)

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31
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Leonin and Perotin

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created the different note values that indicate how long a note will last, allowed for rhythm notation; gave rise to more complicated sounds, motet, made it so voices could begin and end at the same time

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32
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motet

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church choral music where the voices moved entirely in different notes and different rhythms; usually three voices, sometimes four, each sings diff melody, lowest voice sings in latin singing sacred text, upper voices sing in the vernacular singing secular text

33
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troubadours (Middle Ages Music)

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noblemen who wrote ballads in vernacular, did not always sing them

34
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goliards (Middle Ages Music)

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wandering clerics, or students, “divine students”, taught by clergy, create first real secular music, lots of satire

35
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Carmina Burana (Middle Ages Music)

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most famous work of the goliards, ancient manuscript containing satire of the Church and medieval society

36
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jongleurs (Middle Ages Music)

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continuation of the goliards, like modern news reporters travelled throughout Europe, bringing news with them

37
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estampies

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dance songs, most popular form of music played by jongleurs

38
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heraldry

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during the crusades jongleurs would identify dead and injured using the coat of arms

39
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What is the greatest achievement of the jongleurs?

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mass communication

40
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Sumer is icumen in

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first known round

41
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The English Dancing Master

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by John Playfer, came out in 1960, collection of music from Middle Ages to 1680, had music and dance instructions

42
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Ars Nova (Renaissance Music)

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“new art”, treatise by Philip De Virty that…

  1. different time values
  2. added rhythmic complexity
  3. increased range of singers (higher)
43
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Guillame de Machaut

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1st celebrity composer in history

44
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Virelei

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more upbeat/faster style of songs, sacred and secular

45
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3 Types of Secular Italian Music

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  1. madrigal
  2. caccia
  3. ballata
46
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Madrigal

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composition for two voices, singing same texts accompanied by two instruments that featured a riturnello

47
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riturnello

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rhythmic change

48
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caccia

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lively two voices in canon with supporting instrument moving slowly under the voices

49
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ballata

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song used to accompany dancing

50
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Francesco Landini

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famous Italian composer, known for his ballatas

51
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Burgundy

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center of musical innovation in Flanders (now Belgium), center of Western secular culture

52
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Burgundian school of music

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music from Burgundy

53
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Guillame Dufay

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greatest Burgundian composer, composed for the Church but used popular tunes of the day

54
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Joaquin des Pres

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composer of “The Cricket”, pop song of the time

55
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Petrucci

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printing press for music, draws lines, puts notes on lines, then finally puts in words

56
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Orlando di Lasso

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last great Burgundian composer

57
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Palestrina

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raises art of harmony to a new level, but still simplified; simplified Church music

58
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Henry VIII

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wrote “Greensleeves” and “Pastime With Good Company”; formed the Chapel Royal

59
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The Chapel Royal

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32 male voices and 12 boys, followed Henry wherever he went, still exists today

60
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William Byrd

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elected as leader of Chapel Royal, greatest English composer of his time (sacred and secular)

61
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John Dowland

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writes music especially for the lute

62
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virginal

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cut down harpsichord, played by the women, portable keyboard

63
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Thomas Morely

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most popular composer in Elizabethan England, musical style employed in Shakespeare’s plays; wrote English madrigals

64
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psalms

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songs for praise and worship

65
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Delphic Hymn

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Earliest piece of music that still exists

66
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Pope Gregory

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collected chants and created a lexicon for them; these came to be known as Gregorian Chants

67
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Medieval Instruments

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hurdy gurdy
rebec
viols
harp
sackbut
harp
recorder
crumhorn
68
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Philip De Vitry

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wrote Ars Nova

69
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Roman de Fauve

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collection of musical compositions including 33 motets, used new musical device, isorhythmic

70
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isorhythmic

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repeated rhythm pattern

71
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bass

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quiet

72
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haut

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loud

73
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Two keyboard instruments

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clavichord and harpsichord

74
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English madrigals

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like motets

75
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Parallel organum

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Consists of two voice parts moving in parallel motion a 4th or 5th apart

76
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Converging parallel organum

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Two voice parts begin in a u soon pitch, then while one voice remains stationary, the other voice moves until an interval of a 4th is reached, then both voices move in a parallel motion converging back to a unison pitch at the end of each phrase

77
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Melismatic organum

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This type f polyphony uses a Gregorian chant as a ‘tenor’ in long held out notes above which another melody is added, with many notes against each ‘tenor’ note (trope)

78
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Free organum

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Advanced style that makes use of melodic independence and contrary motion in the voice parts

79
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Characteristics of Gregorian Chants

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  • plainsong, tied to accent of latin words
  • monophonic, one line of melody
  • syllabic, one syllable per note

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