MUSE 155 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Der Ring Des Nibelungen, Alain Boublil, Dorian Mode
Document Summary
Given to the church by family, grew up to be a nun. Believed in the power of music to put the mind, soul and body back on the right path. Melodies included many leaps (large ascending and descending interval skips) and were disjunct and angular: frequent melismatic passages increased the dramatic quality of her music, encouraged the use of instruments, each instrument had a specific function. Was allowed to compose due to religious visions she had. Lover of well-known troubadour to whom her compositions were for. A strophic song--same music repeated for all the stanzas of the poem: dorian mode with strong cadences at the end of each phrase, free meter/rhythm, text: occitan (sometimes called proven al, neumatic and melismatic text setting, arabic influence. Flute and drum accompany the 2-line ending (tornada). A tornada is a short stanza at the end of a poem: often includes a dedication, reflection on the poem, or in this case, a moral admonishment.
