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*New Art
a term used by musical theorists to describe the profound stylistic changes of Italian and French music in the 14th century |
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| in medieval music, an italian poetic and musical form with the structure of A BB AA |
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| melody- oftern a gregorian chant- used as the basis of a polyphonic composition |
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| a medieval dance that is one of the earliest surviving forms of instrumental music |
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| melodies set to sacred latin texts, sung without accompaniment; Gregorian chant was the official music of the catholic church |
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| sacred choral composition made up of 5 sections; Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei |
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| medieval polyphony that consists of Gregorian chant and 1+ additional melodic lines |
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| Troubadours and Trouveres |
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| French troubadours and trouveres created the 1st large body of secular songs in the 12th & 13th centuries |
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| Baroque accompaniment made up of a bass part usually played by 2 instruments; a keyboard plus a low melodic instrument |
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| Composition in several movements usually written for chrous, one of more vocal soloists, and instrumental ensamble. The church cantata for the Lutheran service in Germany during the Baroque period oftern includes chorales |
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| male singer castrated before puberty to retain a high voice range; the most important category of vocal soloists in opera during the baroque period |
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| composition for several instrumental soloists and small orchestra; common in late baroque music |
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| polyphonic composition based on one main theme or subject |
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| Drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment, usually a large scale composition employing vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra, costumes & scenery |
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| large scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative text, but without acting, scenery or costumes; often based on biblical stories |
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| compositional form usually employed in the baroque concerto grosso, in which the tutti plays a ritornello, or refrain, alternating with one or more soloists playing new material |
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| a set of dance inspired movements all written in the same key but differing in tempo, meter, and character |
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| baroque composition that has 3 melodic lines: 2 high ones, each played by 1 instrument; and a basso continuo played by 2 instruments |
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| music using a small group of muscians, with 1 player to a part |
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extended composition for instrumental soloist and orchestra, usually in 3 movements:
fast, slow, fast |
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compositional form derived from a dance in 3 parts:
minuet, trio, minuet
Often used as the 3rd movement of classical symphonies, string quartets, and other works, it is in triple meter and usually in a moderate tempo |
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compositional form featuring a main theme
ex: ABACA or ABACABA |
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compositional form in 3parts(ABA) sometimes used as the 3rd movement in classical.
triple meter, faster minuet |
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instrumental composition in several movements for one;
8 players |
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form of a single movement consisting of 3 main sections:
the exposition, development and recapitulation |
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| composition for 2 violins, a viola, and a cello, generally 4 movements |
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orchestral composition usually in 4movements, 20-45minutes.
shows range of tone color and dynamics of the orchestra |
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| choral music without instrumental accompaniment |
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| plucked string instrument shaped like half a pear; used in renaissance and baroque music |
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| composition for several voices set to a short secular poem, usually about love, combining homophonic and polyphonic textures and often using word painting |
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| polyphonic choral work set to a sacred latin text other than that of the mass; one of the 2 main forms of sacred renaissance music |
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| motet for 2 or more choirs, often including groups of instruments |
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| composers of 16th and early 17th century venice who inspired by the 2 widely separated choir lofts of St.Mark's cathedral-often wrote music for several choruses and groups of instruments |
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musical representation of specific poetic images
ex: a falling melodic line to accompany the word "descending"- often found in renaissance and baroque music |
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Pavane: renaissance court dance performed in duple meter
Galliard: renaissance court dance performed in triple meter
Dance music was performed by instrumental groups or soloists |
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| Collection of over 300 dance tunes arranged for instrumental ensemble by Michael Praetorious |
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