THE MIDDLE AGES:

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1 Title: Practicing Metacgnitive Awareness with Guided Lecture Ntes Cntact Infrmatin: Dr. Terrell Hper Assistant Prfessr f Music American University f Sharjah thper@aus.edu Lecture 1 Appendix A THE MIDDLE AGES: LEARNING OBJECTIVES Why was the church s imprtant t the develpment f music? Discuss significant musical develpments that tk place in the Middle Ages. A. Medieval Culture The class system that gverned the middle ages was knwn as What and wh helped break dwn the scial systems in place? Hw did the spread f Christianity help educatin? B. Music designed fr use in the Christian liturgy was knwn as C. What tw innvatins in music helped prpel western music frward? D. Vcal music fr church services frm the Middle Ages is knwn as Wh cdified this music and why? Title f Music Example: 1. What is the frm f this music? 2. What is the meaning f the text used in the chant?

2 3. What are sme characteristics f this music? a. b. c. 2. RISE OF SECULAR SONG AND POLYPHONY A. Music Terminlgy Music with nly ne line f sund is knwn as i iv. The highest and lwest nte f a meldy is knwn as its The verall shape f a meldy is knwn as its When meldies have many pitches t ne syllable it is knwn as and when there is nly ne syllable t ne pitch, it is referred t as v. Meldies were gverned by a tnal rganizatin knwn as 1. List the fur basic types f a. b. c. d. B. When did the first Secular Sngs appear and wh were the cmpsers? What was the subject matter f the Secular Sngs? Examples f Secular Sng 1. Title: Cmpser & Date: 2. Musical Features: 3. Title: Cmpser & Date: 4. Musical Features: C. Tw r mre lines f sund mving independently f each ther is The first great cllectin f this music was by and. The cllectin f cmpsitins by these tw men is knwn as i iv. The beginnings f this music riginated by cmpsers using intervals f This type f music was fficially knwn as Example f this music 1. Title: Cmpser & Date: 2. Musical Features:

3 Lecture 2 THE RENAISSANCE: - LEARNING OBJECTIVES What was life like during the Renaissance? Identify and discuss majr characteristics f Renaissance Music. What rle did music have during the Cunter-Refrmatin? A. RENAISSANCE CULTURE I. II. B. MUSICIANS DURING THE RENAISSANCE I. II. IV. C. CHARACTERISTICS IN RENAISSANCE MUSIC I. II. IV. D. EARLY RENAISSANCE MUSIC I. Famus Cmpsers included & II. The five parts f the mass that are typically set t music because they remain the same, regardless f the day, feast, r seasn are:,,,, The texture f the music is primarily E. MID-RENAISSANCE MUSIC I. Famus Cmpser frm the mid-renaissance was

4 II. One f his well knwn cmpsitins was The chant frm the mass was written by The mass was cmpsed fr what fur vice types: i The cmpsitin cntains what musical characteristics: iv. The text frm the first mvement f the mass translates as: F. REFORMATIONS AND MUSIC I. The Cunter-Refrmatin addressed the fllwing issues with music: Secular sngs were Singers had becme. i Plyphny had becme G. LATE RENAISSANCE MUSIC I. A chrdal texture f harmny, called was intrduced Cadential pints in the music cntained the interval f a II. The center f music activities was Famus Cmpser f Vcal Music during the late Renaissance was Meldies were primarily If leaps ccurred, a fllwed in the ppsite directin. i The rhythm was nt, but was always &. H. RENAISSANCE MUSIC I. Renaissance Usually sung by a small All vices sang the text i Music textures included: & iv. Music Example: 1. Music Characteristics: II. The secular vcal pieces sung with a small grup f singers Text was usually abut, nature, and i Well knwn cmpser included: 1. Music Example: Music was a well knwn cmpser 1. Cmpsed the, which was a cntrapuntal instrumental piece based n the style f sngs Tileman was anther cmpser f music 1. Cmpser Example: a. Music Characteristics: I. LECTURE QUIZ (SEE POWERPOINT FOR QUESTIONS) I. QUESTION 1 ANSWER: i iv.

5 II. v. QUESTION 2 ANSWER: QUESTION 3 ANSWER: i Lecture 3 THE BAROQUE ERA: - LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe Life in the Barque Perid Summarize the musical changes that ccurred in the Barque era. Explain the influence f mndy in music cmpsitins? Summarize the difference in prima & secnda prattica in music. Describe hw the fixed musical frms flurished with Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel The barque era was a time f abslute & were valued abve all else in sciety and the arts. Scientists began t test ideas by rather than Dctrine f Affectins was slidified by and included: In Barque art, & are the dminant frces. Similarly, music set ut t prtray different emtins thrugh the use f &. Fascinatins with structure and rganizatin resulted in fixed musical frms: Vcal Frms Included:,,,. Instrumental Frms Included:,,. A type f music written fr sl vice and bass cntinu is knwn as. Wh were the cmpsers wh experimented with this music and why? The first well knwn pera,, was cmpsed by and included tw general styles f music knwn as &. English cmpser,, cmpsed & The had simple accmpaniments and the were usually accmpanied by full rchestra with a meldic frm f The rise f instrumental music saw the develpment f the & Vivaldi was an imprtant cmpser f music and develped the

6 One specific example f his music is Title: Cmpser & Date: Musical Features: Use the fllwing letters t map the verall frm f the music: A E a a* (each letter can be used mre than nce) Tw ther influential cmpsers f the Barque were & cmpsed in all Barque instrumental and vcal styles, except was a master at and his music has served as a mdel. music is attractive, simple and tuneful; an art that hides art cmpsed pera, ratri, and instrumental music. Barque Music Characteristics: music is imprtant as vcal music. Music was rganized by a hierarchy f &. The unifying feature f this music is the. LECTURE ESSAY QUESTIONS: Write a well-cnstructed paragraph fr each essay questin. (Min. 5 sentences in length) Summarize the difference in prima & secnda prattica in music. Explain the influence f mndy in music cmpsitins?