Music of the Middle Ages (450-1450)
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What distinguishes Renaissance music in terms of texture?

  • It often consists of dissonant harmonies.
  • It is primarily monophonic.
  • It features only instrumental pieces.
  • It primarily utilizes polyphony. (correct)

Which term refers to unaccompanied choral music during the Renaissance?

  • Motet music
  • Secular music
  • A cappella music (correct)
  • Polyphonic music

What musical technique involves representing specific poetic images?

  • Counterpoint
  • Imitation
  • Polyphony
  • Word painting (correct)

Where was the leading center of music in sixteenth-century Europe?

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Which two forms of sacred Renaissance music are identified in the content?

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Who was an influential composer in the Renaissance noted for his work with both motets and masses?

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What is a significant characteristic of the choral pieces from the Renaissance compared to medieval music?

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Which composer is known for convincing the Pope to maintain polyphonic music in the Catholic Mass?

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What type of compositions did Joseph Haydn primarily write?

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Which composer is noted for expanding the development section of the sonata-form movement?

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What was a significant societal change that influenced the demand for public concerts during the Classical period?

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In a classical symphony, what is the usual order of movements?

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Which of the following best describes the texture of Classical music?

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Which instrument was favored as a soloist in classical concertos?

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What characterizes the rhythms used in Classical music?

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Which statement about Beethoven's education is correct?

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What is the primary characteristic of a Baroque orchestra?

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Which form involves repeating a theme presented in fragments?

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What distinguishes an oratorio from an opera?

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Which of the following genres includes multiple movements based on dance music?

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Which type of music was intended for Lutheran services lasting about 4 hours?

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What key transformation did the Classical period undergo compared to the Baroque period?

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What is the main purpose of an aria in opera?

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Which of the following composers is NOT associated with the Classical period?

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What inspired composers during the Romantic period in terms of exoticism?

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Which of the following characteristics best describes the melodies in Romantic music?

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What led to an increase in public concerts during the Romantic period?

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Which aspect differentiates nationalism in music from other influences during the Romantic period?

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What was a significant influence on the complexity of harmonies in Romantic music?

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How did the role of the piano change in middle-class homes during the Romantic period?

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What is the term used to describe the slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in the performance of Romantic music?

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What impact did the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars have on aristocrats' music patronage?

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What is thematic transformation in music?

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Which of the following best describes program music?

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How did the size of the orchestra change by the end of the Romantic Period?

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Which composer is recognized for pioneering the tone poem genre?

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What characterizes Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique?

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What defines non-program music?

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Which of the following genres was NOT developed during the Romantic Period?

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Which term describes music that is characterized by dynamic changes that are sudden and gradual?

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What time span does the term Middle Ages cover in European history?

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What was a primary genre of music in the Middle Ages, characterized by its monophonic texture?

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Which of the following statements about Gregorian chant melodies is correct?

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What are the two services at which monks traditionally sang during the Middle Ages?

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Which of the following statements is true regarding secular songs from the Middle Ages?

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Who were the first important composers known by name in the context of polyphony?

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What is the form of the chant Alleluia: Vidimus Stellam?

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What was the primary use of the rebec in medieval music?

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Plainchant (Gregorian Chant)

Monophonic (single-line) medieval music, often used in religious services.

Gregorian Chant

A type of plainchant, named after Pope Gregory I.

Medieval Music

Music from the period 450-1450 in Europe. Primarily vocal.

Organum

Early polyphonic (multi-line) music, featuring Gregorian chant with added melodic lines.

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Hildegard of Bingen

Notable medieval composer and writer.

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Troubadours/Trouvères

Early medieval secular composers and singers.

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Estampie

A medieval dance and instrumental piece.

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Polyphony

Music with multiple independent melodic lines.

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Renaissance Music Texture

Chiefly polyphonic, meaning multiple independent melodic lines are combined. It sounds smoother and more homogeneous than medieval music.

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A Cappella Music

Unaccompanied choral music; no instruments.

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Word Painting

Musical representation of specific poetic images in the music. The music mirrors the meaning of the words.

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Renaissance Melodic Style

Easy-to-sing melodies; mostly move along scales with few large leaps.

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Mass (Catholic)

A type of sacred Renaissance choral music in Latin text, in 5 parts.

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Motet (Lutheran)

Polyphonic choral work for sacred Latin text (other than the Mass).

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Josquin Desprez

Famous Renaissance composer of motets, masses, and secular songs; active mostly in Germany.

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Palestrina

Italian Renaissance composer known for his Catholic masses, who convinced the Pope to keep polyphony.

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Baroque Orchestra

A Baroque orchestra typically featured strings, organ/harpsichord, and a few wind instruments like oboe, trumpets, bassoon, and tympani.

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Trio Sonata

A Baroque musical composition for three parts (typically violin, cello, and harpsichord), requiring four performers.

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Concerto Grosso

A Baroque concerto for a small orchestra (strings) featuring a few solo instruments.

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Opera

A secular musical drama with singing actors, costumes, scenery, and a story, often based on mythology or history.

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Oratorio

Like a biblical opera, but without acting, costumes, or scenery.

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Fugue

A polyphonic composition where a main theme (subject) is introduced, then developed through various techniques like inversion, retrograde, and stretto.

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Sonata

A multi-movement instrumental composition performed by one to eight musicians, each playing a different musical part.

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Baroque Suite

A multi-movement instrumental composition based on dance rhythms and forms.

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Classical Period

The era of music from roughly 1750 to 1820, characterized by clarity, balance, and elegance.

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Sonata Form

A musical form in three sections: exposition (themes are introduced), development (themes are explored and transformed), and recapitulation (themes return, often with variations).

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Classical Orchestra

A larger orchestra compared to the Baroque period, featuring four sections: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

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Symphony

A large-scale musical composition for orchestra, usually in four movements.

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Concerto

A large-scale work for a solo instrument (like piano) and orchestra, usually in three movements.

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Beethoven's Deafness

Beethoven began losing his hearing in his late 20s, leading to challenges as a composer and performer.

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Beethoven & Dynamics

Beethoven was more explicit in marking dynamics (volume) in his music compared to earlier composers.

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Middle Class & Music

The growing middle class in the Classical period fueled a demand for public concerts and home music-making.

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Exoticism in Music

A musical style inspired by the cultures of foreign lands, often from the Middle East or Asia. Composers sought to capture the essence of these cultures through their music.

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Nationalism in Music

A musical style that reflects a composer's national identity. This is achieved by drawing on folk tunes, rhythms, and legends from their own country.

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Why did the Romantic audience love pianos?

Pianos became essential in middle-class homes during the Romantic period because they provided a way for families to enjoy music at home, especially since attending concerts wasn't always possible.

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Romantic Music and the Middle Class

The growing middle class of the Romantic era became the primary audience for music. Composers wrote music geared towards their tastes and supported orchestras and operas through ticket purchases.

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Rubato in Romantic Music

A technique where a musician subtly alters the tempo, speeding up or slowing down, to enhance the emotional expression of the music.

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Romantic Melodies

Romantic melodies were long, complex, and highly expressive. They often moved in a more chromatic way, using half-steps and whole-steps, which created a more emotional effect.

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Romantic Harmony

Romantic harmony was more complex and chromatic than in earlier periods. Composers used more dissonances, creating tension and resolution that added depth to the music.

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Romantic Rhythm

Romantic rhythm was diverse and flexible. Composers used a wide range of rhythmic patterns and often incorporated rubato (tempo flexibility) to add emotional expression.

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Thematic Transformation

A Romantic technique that makes melodies more interesting by changing aspects like dynamics, instrumentation, or rhythm.

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Program Music

Instrumental music that tells a story or paints a picture, often inspired by a poem, idea, or scene.

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Tone Poem

A type of program music that often depicts a specific story or scene.

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Hector Berlioz

A French Romantic composer known for his innovative orchestration and program music, particularly Symphonie Fantastique.

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Symphonie Fantastique

A five-movement program symphony by Hector Berlioz that tells a story of love, obsession, and despair.

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Absolute Music

Music that is purely for its own sake, with no external story or program.

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What is the role of the orchestra in the Romantic Period?

The orchestra became larger and more varied in tone color, often featuring new instruments and reaching up to 100 musicians. It played a crucial role in creating the expressive and dramatic sounds of Romantic music.

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Dynamics in Romantic Music

Romantic composers used a wide range of dynamics (loudness and softness) to express emotions and create dramatic contrasts in their music.

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Study Notes

Middle Ages (450-1450)

  • Musicians were primarily priests.
  • Music was mainly vocal.
  • A major genre was plainchant (later Gregorian chant), a monophonic (single-line) texture.
  • Gregorian chant melodies moved stepwise within a narrow pitch range.
  • Monks sang during the office and the mass, with the mass being the most important.
  • Chants were often in ABA (ternary) form.
  • Secular songs by troubadours and trouvéres dealt with love, dance, and the Crusades.
  • Notation in secular songs focused on pitch, not rhythm.
  • Hildegard of Bingen composed religious music.
  • Estampie was a medieval dance.
  • Organum combined Gregorian chant with additional melodic lines (polyphony).
  • Polyphony developed between 700 and 900.
  • Composers Leonin and Perotin were early significant composers.
  • Cantus firmus was a pre-existing chant used as a foundation for polyphony.
  • Ars Nova was a style of 14th-century music from Italy and France.
  • Machaut's mass ordinary was an important work of the period.

Renaissance (1450-1600)

  • Music became more secular, focused on human creativity.

  • Music education was a sign of status.

  • Composers were employed at courts, and there was more music outside the church.

  • The texture of music was mostly polyphonic.

  • A cappella refers to unaccompanied choral music.

  • Word-painting (music mirrored the text) was common.

  • Melodies were easy to sing and moved in stepwise motion.

  • Composers often used imitation.

  • The Mass and the motet were important forms of sacred music.

  • Palestrina's work was crucial to 16th-century music.

  • Music was influenced by the Renaissance art and intellectual movements.

  • A French pope moved the Papal residency to Avignon, France for a time, causing issues within the Roman Catholic Church.

  • Popes' rule was divided at different points in time

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