9-6 Lecture - Middle Ages
Pre-test
| # | Time Period | Genre | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical | ||
| 2 | 20th century | ||
| 3 | Romantic | ||
| 4 | Classical | Choral | Handel |
| 5 | Middle Ages | Choral | |
| 6 | Classical | ||
| 7 | Middle Ages | ||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | Baroque | ||
| 10 | Contemporary |
| Time Period | Genre | Composer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Classical | Orchestral | |
| 2. | Classical | String Orchestra | |
| 3. | Middle Ages | Organum | |
| 4. | 20th Century | Chorus Number | |
| 5. | Classical | ||
| 6. | Romantic | Character piece | Chopin |
| 7. | 20th Century | ||
| 8. | Middle Ages | Plainchant w/ drone | |
| 9. | Classical | String Orchestra | Mozart |
| 10. | 20th century/modern | Jaren Hinckley |
On this day
Sonata 10 by Isabella Leonarda
Middle Ages
450-1450 CE
- Melismatic singing - lot's of notes on one syllable as compared with syllabic - one note per syllable.
- Unison aka monophonic (no other notes)
- Singing alone
- Nursery rhymes
- Scalar motion, not a lot of jumps
- No meter aka non-metrical
Genres
Plainchant - monophonic, non-metrical music
Modes (scales)
- Dorian
- Hypodorian
- Phrygian
- Hypophrygian
- Lydian
- Hypolydian
- Mixolydian
- Hypomixolydian
Only some modes were permitted by the Church.
Time periods
- Middle ages: 450-1450
- Renaissance: 1400-1600
- Baroque: 1600 - 1750
- Classical: 1750-1830
- Romantic: 1810-1910
- 20th century: 1900-2000
- Contemporary: 1960-today
Pitch - frequency of vibration (high or low)
Note - a specific pitch identified by a certain name
Intervals - distance between two notes