MUAR 211 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hildegard Of Bingen, Gregorian Chant, Ars Antiqua
29 Feb 2020
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Mass: public office: proper of mass: changes according to particular day in the liturgical year, ordinary of mass: always remain the same, kyrie eleison, gloria in excelsis, credo, sanctus, agnus dei. Church modes: scales that served as the basis for harmonic language: collection of pitches organized to emphasize one particular: the final, pitches = specific intervals. Drone: harmonic or monophonic effect where a note/chord is repeated continuously. 12th century (1100: hildegard von bingen (1098-1179, convent abbess founded own convent, visionary, mystic, writer, famous, alleluia! Lutheran reformation (early 1500) more diversity. Point of imitation: in imitative polyphony: makes text clearer. Maddalena casulana (1544-1590: madrigals first by a woman to be printed. Ornamentation: improvising short flourishes to music during performance ornaments / embellishments. Instruments: ostinato: musical digure that repeats over and over as an accompaniment, recorder, harpsichord, viol (viola da gamba): typical basso continuo, organ, lute: (archlute = bass lute)
