Music History Study Guide .docx

Music History Midterm Study Guide **Know how to talk sensibly about the pieces.** - **How did Christianity spread to Europe?** - - - - **Changes in approach to rhythm and meter from chant through very early polyphony and into the Renaissance.** - - - - - - - - -...

Music History Midterm Study Guide **Know how to talk sensibly about the pieces.** - **How did Christianity spread to Europe?** - - - - **Changes in approach to rhythm and meter from chant through very early polyphony and into the Renaissance.** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **What attitudes toward music were held by leaders of the early Christian Church? How do these views compare with those of Plato and Aristotle? (HWM 14--15; 27--9)** - - - - **What did Aristotle believe were the purposes of music?** - - **Review the church modes. (p. 42)** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **Know the parts of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic mass, in order.** - **Know the differences between the different types of organum: parallel, oblique, free, discant and florid.** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **What book of organum did Leonin compile?** - **Why did he use both florid and discant style organum in his organum duplum *"Viderunt omnes"*?** - **Be able to describe the differences between works by Leonin and Perotin.** - - - - - **Review the troubadours and trouvères. How were they and their works similar and different?** - - - - - - - - **The origins of the motet.** - - **What were the important musical achievements of the French Ars nova? (116ff.)** - - - - - - - - **Be able to describe isorhythm and mensuration.** - - - - - - - - - - - **What was the Avignon Papacy?** - - **Why is Machaut\'s Messe de Nostre Dame important? Be able to describe why it exemplifies works of the French Ars nova.** - - **Review the formes-fixes and Bar Form.** - - - - - - - - **What is countenance angloise or \"English countenance\"?** - - **What is \"Faburden\"?** - - **Why were Burgundian composers important? Who were they and what is their style like? 2** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - **What is a cantus-firmus mass?** - - **What is a paraphrase mass?** - - **What is a parody or imitation mass? Give examples.** - - **Why does Ockeghem\'s Missa prolationum have that name?** - **Who are the important Franco-Flemish composers? How is their style different from that of earlier composers?** - - - - - - - **What changes occurred in political, social and economic realms in the late 14th century and after that affected the lives and careers of composers?** - - - - **When did music printing begin?** - **Who were the important publishers?** - - - - - - **What effect did it have on music?** - - **What and when was the Reformation in Europe?** - - **How did it come about?** - **How were the reformers\' thoughts and uses of music different from those of the Roman Church?** - - **How did the Roman Church react to the Reformation?** - - - **How are works by Victoria, Palestrina and Lasso different from those of earlier composers, such as Josquin?** - - - **Consider the word painting in \"Cum essem parvulus.\"** - - - **Review, \"The Life of the Church Musician.\" At the chapels of represented by the excerpts, what were the duties of new singers?** - - - **What were the duties of the Chapel Master?** - - - - - - **From what countries were the singers?** - **What are the comments on singing itself, such as improvisation and tone?** - - **Be able to describe the characteristics of the instrumental music we have covered thus far. Know the composers, forms and instrumentation.** - - - - - - - - - - - **What inspired the various pieces we covered?** - - -