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    text The Kyrie is not a part of the Mass. false Music performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus is called responsorial singing The two main services for the Roman Catholic Church are the daily Offices and the Mass. True The medieval motet usually features multiple texts occurring simultaneously. True Hildegard’s chant Alleluia‚ O virgamediatrix was intended for performance on a feast day for the Virgin. True The text setting in Alleluia‚ O virgamediatrix is mostly syllabic. False

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    1. What type of vocal music is this? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. Gregorian chant 2. motet 3. recitative 100% 4. madrigal 5. organum Score: 1.92/1.92 2. What is the texture of this music? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. homophonic 100% 2. polyphonic 3. monophonic Score: 1.92/1.92 3. Which example is a recitative? Student Response Value Correct Answer Feedback 1. the second example 2. the first example

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    Table of Contents BACKGROUND OF THE RENAISSANCE ERA 1 THE ‘REBIRTH’ OF RENAISSANCE MUSIC 3 THE FAMOUS COMPOSERS 4 SACRED AND SECULAR VOCAL GENRES IN THE RENAISSANCE 10 SACRED VOCAL GENRES: 10 SECULAR VOCAL GENRES: 10 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: 11 CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE MUSIC 14 Words and Music 14 Texture 14 Rhythm and Melody 15 RENAISSANCE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 16 Recorders and flutes 17 Shawm 17 Dulcian 17 References 18 BACKGROUND OF THE

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    notation of writing music‚ neumes‚ was constantly changed. Neumes originally only stated the direction of the melody‚ but musicians began to add note heads and flags‚ stating how long to hold the note. A motet‚ a type of vocal music‚ was being developed around the end of the Middle Ages. Motets became greatly important during the Renaissance. It was built around the tenor melody. The second and third vocal part‚ duplum and triplum‚ were usually faster and higher parts. The tenor part was usually

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    Medieval Era (600-1450) I. Music of the Medieval World (“When God saw that many men were lazy‚ and gave themselves only with difficulty to spiritual reading‚ He wished to make it easy for them‚ and added the melody to the Prophet’s words‚ that all being rejoiced by the charm of music‚ should sing hymns to Him with gladness.” -St. John Chrysostom [345-407]. 1:53) * A. Sacred Music (Gregorian Chant) o 1. An assemblage of a body of music into an organized liturgy associated with

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    Renaissance and Baroque two Historical Periods in Art The word Renaissance means rebirth‚ a rebirth that started in Italy and later spread throughout Europe that spanned from a period of 14th century through the 16th century. Some historians regard the Renaissance period as a bridge that provided cultural and intellect from the Middle Ages to the modern era. The Renaissance period brought the revival of classical art‚ architecture‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ and learning. But most of all the Renaissance

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    The development of vocal music is a wide spread journey‚ filled with many changes and branching off of core ideals. In order to understand the origins of the music we listen to today‚ we must understand the past‚ and how music has developed. Three periods vital to the development of vocal music includes the Middle Ages‚ the Renaissance‚ and the Baroque era. The music of the Middle ages was very religious. According to Music: The Art of Listening‚ the only type of music that was even recognized that

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    in sacred music‚ but also in secular madrigals .      The repertoire of instrumental music also began to grow considerably. New instruments were invented‚ including two keyboard instruments called the clavichord and virginal. In addition‚ many existing instruments were enhanced. The lute became the favored instrument of the time period‚ and it was established as the standard instrument for family music making during the 16th century.      Masses and motets were the primary forms for sacred vocal

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    1. What were the three forms of English madrigals? Describe each type. Madrigal Proper‚ in this form‚ the madrigal was through-composed. It used quite a bit of word-painting‚ which is the matching of music to the words in the text. There also is The Ballet‚ which is a piece in which dancers tell a story through their movements and the music. Lastly‚ there is The Ayre‚ with is a form of madrigal that is performed in a number of different ways‚ including with or without accompaniment. 2. What were

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    the chants and organums that were religious in nature‚ the dance was celebratory music and featured rudimentary instruments to help create a beat that people can dance to. Josquin: Ave Maria … virgo serena This song is a motet from the Renaissance. A motet is a chant with extra melodies. There are many lines and many voices performing simultaneously. The music is vocal only with no instrumentation. Much of the song is in “the

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