Listening Exam - Music History 1 Epitaph of Seikilos Song (epigram) First Century C.E. * sung in Greek Brief song inscribed on a tombstone dating from the 1st century C.E. The singer is accompanied by a lyre or other plucked string instrument The music follows the rhythms of the text (melody) The poem sung is an ‘epigram’ (a short verse that makes a pointed remark) Uses vocal notes of the diatonic Iastian tonos There are major 3rds that begin or end the last 3 phrases (bright sounding)
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for their innovations. Gillerme de Machaut was the most important French composer of the late Middle Ages. He compose the missa Notre Dame which is historically important because was the first polyphonic setting of the entire mass ordinary. Hildegard of Bingen from Germany is noted for her expressive chants and hymns. Leonin and Perotin from France worker in the Notre Dame Cathedral and are noted for developing and
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Chant from around the 11th century. 7. award: 0 out of 1 point Listen to the example and choose the correct category of Medieval music. Organum Ballata → Estampie 8. award: 0 out of 1 point Listen to the example and choose the correct answer. → Machaut: Puis qu’en oubli Landini: Ecco la primavera Machaut: Notre Dame Mass‚ Kyrie 9. award: 0 out of 1 point Listen to the example and choose the correct composer. Chopin
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Music of the Early Middle Ages Music‚ like many of history’s other achievements‚ can trace its origins back to the beginning of man. The early Middle Ages of Europe was a significant time period when music began to develop a more permanent aspect in people’s lives. During this time‚ music was essentially divided into two different genres‚ sacred and secular. Sacred music was performed during religious worship or ceremony and secular music was performed for entertainment purposes. The following
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Long before the Middle-Ages‚ western music was mainly monophonic. Monophony or monophonic music consists of a single melodic line‚ in which one person singing can exemplify monophonic texture. The Roman Catholic Church used the Gregorian chant‚ which consisted of a melody set that was sacred to Latin texts‚ and was sung without accompaniment; this type of chant was known as a monophonic texture. The Gregorian chant has a soft‚ smooth touch; it symbolizes the voice of the entire church instead of
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MMusic of Middle Ages - divided into 2 parts: early middle ages 400-1000‚ and late middle ages 1000-1400‚ paid for by the church Characteristics of Medieval Music- Christianity had huge impact‚ most surviving music is liturgical music Middle Ages Music The Middle Ages saw the emergence of great changes in English culture including the music played during the Middle Ages. The violent times of the Dark Ages had led to a primitive society lacking in elegance or refinement. The Medieval music of
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from swaying to a beat. Notre Dame School Organum: Gaude Maria virgo Like the title says‚ this song is an organum. There is an underlying chant with a melody over
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than one line. Medieval music that has two or more melodic lines is organum. •The estampie is from the thirteenth century. It is one of the earliest forms of music. It is played in triple meter. The estampie beat is strong and played very swiftly. It has a very upbeat sound and sounds very cheery. •Leonin and Perotin are two of the very first notable composers. These two men and their followers are known as the school of notre dame. Paris was known as the artistic capitol of Europe. Paris was very
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Part 2 Study Guide Middle Ages Dates: 450-1450 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? The era began with the disintegration of the Roman Empire and ended with the cultural reawakening of the Renaissance. The era whiteness a fairly unorganized Europe with lots of individual small towns‚ feudalism‚ the majority of people are uneducated and illiterate with the exception of the clergy and priests. At the end of the era universities were founded‚ towns grew and with
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Middle Ages Dates: 450-1450 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? The Middle Ages was a time of migrations‚ upheavals‚ and wars. People were divided by three main social classes: nobility‚ peasantry‚ and clergy. 2. Who or what had the power? Nobility 3. Who were learned or literate? Clergy 4. Who were allowed to sing in church? Men and Nuns 5. Most of the music that was notated during the middle ages was sacred or secular? Sacred. But Secular music was
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