Mus ic: MED IEVAL, RENA ISSANCE AND BAROQUE PERI OD
Music of the Medieval Period (500 – 1500 A.D.) -Known as the Dark Ages -music was largely sacred -Instruments served as accompaniment -organ (most prominent instrument)
Types of musical styles 1. Sacred Music (Religious) a. Gregorian Chants named after Pope Gregory the great plain chant or plain song Free-flowing; single- melodic line ; monophonic; no harmony, no counterpoint Neumes – earliest notation
3 types of Chants: Syllabic - one note sung to each note of the text Neumatic - small group of up to 5 to 6 notes sung to a syllable Melismatic - long groups of set to a single syllable of text
Types of musical styles 2. Secular Music (Non-religious) a. Minstrels - mini servants b. Jongleurs / Jongleuresses - versatile entertainers c. Troubadours / Trouveres - travelling poet musicians d. Minnesingers – singers of courtly love
Famous composers Hildegard of Bingen - O Succesores (highly expressive Gregorian chant) 2. Adam de la Halle - French-born trouvere - known for poetic debates - Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion
Music of the renaissance Period (1400 – 1600 A.D.) -rebirth -renewal of interest in and study of classical antiquity -Golden age of Polyphony
Types of musical styles Sacred Music (Religious) a. Motet a piece of plain song Used in mass Magnificat motets are for the Virgin Mary
Types of musical styles 1. Sacred Music (Religious) b. Mass - polyphonic choral compositions b.1 Kyrie -Lord Have Mercy b.2 Gloria - Glory be to God on High b.3 Credo - I believe in God b.4 Sanctus - Holy, holy, holy b.5 Agnus Dei - Lamb of God
Types of musical styles 2. Secular Music (Non-religious) a. Chanson – courtly love verses of French Renaissance poets b. Madrigal - derived from Mandriali : short pastoral poem - expressive relationship between text and music
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Greatest composer of Liturgical music of all time Prince of Music, Savior of Church Music, Il Prestino Received musical training in Rome (choir boy) A capella , conservative, serene and celestial Missa Papae Marcelli
2. Thomas Morley English composer, theorist editor and organist based on modes. Earliest musical education as a chorister at Norwich Cathedral Showed wide variety of emotional color , form, technique His madrigals are light quick moving and easy to sing Now is the Month of Maying
MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE PERIOD Baroque is derived from the Portuguese word ― barroco ” which means ―pearl of irregular shape Highlighted grandiose and elaborate ornamentation fugue
Musical FOrms A. Vocal 1. Aria, Recitatives, Choral Prelude 2. Opera( seria and buffa ), Cantata, Oratorio B. Instrumental Overture, Toccata, Prelude and fugue Sonata, Suite, Concerto
Johann Sebastian Bach came from a family of musicians Bach focused his attention to playing the violin and harpsichord. Rebel composer known for his quick temper Gavotte , Brandenburg Concerto and Mass in B minor
George Friedrich Händel remembered for his operas and oratorios Handel lost both of his eyesight in 1753. When he conducted his oratorio, ― Samson,” a few in the audience were unaware that he had lost his eyesight. Hallelujah
2. Antonio Vivaldi ("The Red Priest") because of his red hair His most famous piece is The Four Seasons . This composition is a series of four violin concerti depicting each of the seasons, ―Spring,―Summer― Autumn,and ―Winter.
Element Medieval Music Renaissance Music Baroque Music Performance Sacred and Secular Mostly vocal; instruments are accompaniment Vocal and instrumental music Golden age of A cappella Church and courts Sonata, Concerto grosso , symphony, suite Public theaters Rhythm No regular beats ; syncopation (accents placed on weak beats) Gentle flow based on modes Repeated rhythmic pattern Melody Small melodic intervals; sacred melodies Move along a scale with a few large leaps Unity of mood, creates a feeling of continuity Harmony Mixture of consonance and dissonance; Greater concern with flow and progression of chords Major and minor tonality Texture Monophonic texture, heavy, dense, thick sound Polyphonic, imitation among voices Solo style, polyphony