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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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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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“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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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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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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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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parakatalogue (Greek Music)

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

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Boethius (Roman Music)

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philosopher, wrote the book, The Principles of Music

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Musica Enchiriadis (Roman Music)

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1st attempt to devise rules for polyphony

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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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Schola Cantorum

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singing school for proper instruction of music

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Gregorian Chants

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earliest form of chant in the Catholic Church

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mellismatic
describes an end section of music characterized by embellishment
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trope
another musical piece added to the original plainsong
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neumes
musical notation markings above lyrics to tell singers whether melody should rise and fall
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Guido D'Arezzo
monk in Italy who... 1. defined and named the musical syllables 2. essentially invented conducting 3. invents modern musical notation
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Guidonian Hand
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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Organum
harmony, polyphony (SEE SHEET)
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Leonin and Perotin
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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motet
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
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troubadours (Middle Ages Music)
noblemen who wrote ballads in vernacular, did not always sing them
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goliards (Middle Ages Music)
wandering clerics, or students, "divine students", taught by clergy, create first real secular music, lots of satire
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Carmina Burana (Middle Ages Music)
most famous work of the goliards, ancient manuscript containing satire of the Church and medieval society
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jongleurs (Middle Ages Music)
continuation of the goliards, like modern news reporters travelled throughout Europe, bringing news with them
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estampies
dance songs, most popular form of music played by jongleurs
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heraldry
during the crusades jongleurs would identify dead and injured using the coat of arms
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What is the greatest achievement of the jongleurs?
mass communication
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Sumer is icumen in
first known round
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The English Dancing Master
by John Playfer, came out in 1960, collection of music from Middle Ages to 1680, had music and dance instructions
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Ars Nova (Renaissance Music)
"new art", treatise by Philip De Virty that... 1. different time values 2. added rhythmic complexity 3. increased range of singers (higher)
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Guillame de Machaut
1st celebrity composer in history
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Virelei
more upbeat/faster style of songs, sacred and secular
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3 Types of Secular Italian Music
1. madrigal 2. caccia 3. ballata
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Madrigal
composition for two voices, singing same texts accompanied by two instruments that featured a riturnello
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riturnello
rhythmic change
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caccia
lively two voices in canon with supporting instrument moving slowly under the voices
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ballata
song used to accompany dancing
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Francesco Landini
famous Italian composer, known for his ballatas
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Burgundy
center of musical innovation in Flanders (now Belgium), center of Western secular culture
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Burgundian school of music
music from Burgundy
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Guillame Dufay
greatest Burgundian composer, composed for the Church but used popular tunes of the day
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Joaquin des Pres
composer of "The Cricket", pop song of the time
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Petrucci
printing press for music, draws lines, puts notes on lines, then finally puts in words
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Orlando di Lasso
last great Burgundian composer
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Palestrina
raises art of harmony to a new level, but still simplified; simplified Church music
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Henry VIII
wrote "Greensleeves" and "Pastime With Good Company"; formed the Chapel Royal
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The Chapel Royal
32 male voices and 12 boys, followed Henry wherever he went, still exists today
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William Byrd
elected as leader of Chapel Royal, greatest English composer of his time (sacred and secular)
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John Dowland
writes music especially for the lute
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virginal
cut down harpsichord, played by the women, portable keyboard
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Thomas Morely
most popular composer in Elizabethan England, musical style employed in Shakespeare's plays; wrote English madrigals
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psalms
songs for praise and worship
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Delphic Hymn
Earliest piece of music that still exists
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Pope Gregory
collected chants and created a lexicon for them; these came to be known as Gregorian Chants
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Medieval Instruments
``` hurdy gurdy rebec viols harp sackbut harp recorder crumhorn ```
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Philip De Vitry
wrote Ars Nova
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Roman de Fauve
collection of musical compositions including 33 motets, used new musical device, isorhythmic
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isorhythmic
repeated rhythm pattern
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bass
quiet
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haut
loud
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Two keyboard instruments
clavichord and harpsichord
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English madrigals
like motets
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Parallel organum
Consists of two voice parts moving in parallel motion a 4th or 5th apart
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Converging parallel organum
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
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Melismatic organum
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)
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Free organum
Advanced style that makes use of melodic independence and contrary motion in the voice parts
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Characteristics of Gregorian Chants
- plainsong, tied to accent of latin words - monophonic, one line of melody - syllabic, one syllable per note

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