MUS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Missa Papae Marcelli, Word Painting, Gomel
13 Oct 2016
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Antiquity (prior to c. 400: chorus in greek drama. Ode = poem sung with lyre: psalm of jewish and christian traditions. I(cid:374)stru(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts (cid:894)pipes, dru(cid:373)s, l(cid:455)res (cid:895) fou(cid:374)d i(cid:374) eg(cid:455)pt mesopota(cid:373)ia, gree(cid:272)e, a(cid:374)d other ancient civilizations. Greeks believed music had divine origin from the gods: music reflected the order of the universe (harmonia) Moder(cid:374) takea(cid:449)a(cid:455): death (cid:373)etal, ga(cid:374)sta rap, . Began monophonically in plainchant (aka gregorian chant: represented unity with god, ternary form (aba) represented holy trinity. Secular music survived in oral transmission by troubadours (upper-class) and minstrels (lower- class: very little secular music survived until c. 1100. C. 900 polyphony began: began as 2 voices in parallel motion on different pitches, flourish in complexity at the cathedral of notre dame (notre dame school) with l onin and p rotin. France- music center of europe in medieval era. Guilaume de machaut (c. 1300- 1377: leading composer of ars nova (1300-1400, composed sacred and secular music.
