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music of the middle ages was dominated by Correct Answers vocal music that could be
separated into sacred and secular
sacred music vs. secular music in middle ages Correct Answers Gregorian chant and
masses vs. music for dance and entertainment, such as that of the troubadours and
trouveres
gregorian chant characteristics included: Correct Answers free flowing with no distinct
meter, melismatic, and largely monophonic. sung by unaccompanied voice or choir.
this development in sacred music featured an early form of polyphony in which voices
were sung in parallel motion Correct Answers organum
masses during the middle ages featured this Correct Answers non-imitative polyphony
the most important form of Medieval polyphony was the Correct Answers motet, which
spanned both sacred and secular.
by the end of the middle ages secular music saw Correct Answers drone
accompaniment, regular meter, syncopations, polyphony, and harmony
as one of the most important services of the Roman Catholic church it was a driving
force in musical development in the Medieval and Renaissance eras Correct Answers
mass
the liturgy of the ordinary was most often Correct Answers set to music, and musical
advancements were common here.
by the Renaissance era this was common in the mass settings Correct Answers
polyphony, musical notation was more refined, and complete masses were written by a
single composer.
this first mass by a known composer was Correct Answers Machaut's Messe de Notre
Dame
as a large scale form these composers delved into this genre Correct Answers Dufay,
Josquin, Palestrina, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Weber, Berlioz, Verdi,
Wagner, Faure.
, although the mass genre declined through the 20th century these composers used it
Correct Answers Hindemith, Stravinsky, Bernstein
the ordinary of the mass includes these 6 sections Correct Answers Kyrie, Gloria,
Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei
this major musical form of the Medieval and Renaissance periods emerged from
medieval organum and clausulae Correct Answers motet
this featured a tenor line derived from plainchant and one or more upper voices in
French or Latin Correct Answers medieval motet
the tenor vocal line in medieval motets usually Correct Answers had a short, repeated,
rhythmic pattern, while the upper voices had contrasting, lively upper voices
the texts of the upper voices in medieval motets were sometimes Correct Answers
independent and in a different language from the tenor line
in contrast to the medieval motet this label referred more to a genre of music than to a
certain form or struture Correct Answers renaissance motet
by the mid-fifteenth century, this was known as a polyphonic setting of any sacred Latin
text, not restricted to the liturgy Correct Answers motet
composers of the renaissance introduced this to the motet Correct Answers imitation,
homophony, and 4 part harmony
this refers to a texture of music in which all voices or parts hold similar musical
prominence or interest. several distinct melodic lines occuring simultaneously Correct
Answers polyphony
this has several voices or parts, but melodic interest is reduced to a single voice or part.
supporting parts move together in rhythmic likeness Correct Answers homophony
this has a single melodic line without accompaniment parts. Correct Answers
monophony
in this era music was stylistically ornate and heavily ornamented Correct Answers
Baroque
during the baroque this happened: Correct Answers tonality was established,
counterpoint was invented, and size, range, and complexity of orchestrations were
expanded.
Questions And Answers
music of the middle ages was dominated by Correct Answers vocal music that could be
separated into sacred and secular
sacred music vs. secular music in middle ages Correct Answers Gregorian chant and
masses vs. music for dance and entertainment, such as that of the troubadours and
trouveres
gregorian chant characteristics included: Correct Answers free flowing with no distinct
meter, melismatic, and largely monophonic. sung by unaccompanied voice or choir.
this development in sacred music featured an early form of polyphony in which voices
were sung in parallel motion Correct Answers organum
masses during the middle ages featured this Correct Answers non-imitative polyphony
the most important form of Medieval polyphony was the Correct Answers motet, which
spanned both sacred and secular.
by the end of the middle ages secular music saw Correct Answers drone
accompaniment, regular meter, syncopations, polyphony, and harmony
as one of the most important services of the Roman Catholic church it was a driving
force in musical development in the Medieval and Renaissance eras Correct Answers
mass
the liturgy of the ordinary was most often Correct Answers set to music, and musical
advancements were common here.
by the Renaissance era this was common in the mass settings Correct Answers
polyphony, musical notation was more refined, and complete masses were written by a
single composer.
this first mass by a known composer was Correct Answers Machaut's Messe de Notre
Dame
as a large scale form these composers delved into this genre Correct Answers Dufay,
Josquin, Palestrina, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Weber, Berlioz, Verdi,
Wagner, Faure.
, although the mass genre declined through the 20th century these composers used it
Correct Answers Hindemith, Stravinsky, Bernstein
the ordinary of the mass includes these 6 sections Correct Answers Kyrie, Gloria,
Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei
this major musical form of the Medieval and Renaissance periods emerged from
medieval organum and clausulae Correct Answers motet
this featured a tenor line derived from plainchant and one or more upper voices in
French or Latin Correct Answers medieval motet
the tenor vocal line in medieval motets usually Correct Answers had a short, repeated,
rhythmic pattern, while the upper voices had contrasting, lively upper voices
the texts of the upper voices in medieval motets were sometimes Correct Answers
independent and in a different language from the tenor line
in contrast to the medieval motet this label referred more to a genre of music than to a
certain form or struture Correct Answers renaissance motet
by the mid-fifteenth century, this was known as a polyphonic setting of any sacred Latin
text, not restricted to the liturgy Correct Answers motet
composers of the renaissance introduced this to the motet Correct Answers imitation,
homophony, and 4 part harmony
this refers to a texture of music in which all voices or parts hold similar musical
prominence or interest. several distinct melodic lines occuring simultaneously Correct
Answers polyphony
this has several voices or parts, but melodic interest is reduced to a single voice or part.
supporting parts move together in rhythmic likeness Correct Answers homophony
this has a single melodic line without accompaniment parts. Correct Answers
monophony
in this era music was stylistically ornate and heavily ornamented Correct Answers
Baroque
during the baroque this happened: Correct Answers tonality was established,
counterpoint was invented, and size, range, and complexity of orchestrations were
expanded.
