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The World of Music7th Connect edition

Part 4Listening to Western

Classical Music

Chapter 9: Music to 1600

Chapter 9: Music to 1600

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Greek Roots of Western Music Greek Music Theory

Theoretical Ideas Only (Greek musical practice was lost)

500 B.C.–200 A.D. Plato Aristotle Vocabulary (many

modern musical words have Greek roots)

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The Roman Catholic Church (-1600) Liturgy from Jewish

Practice Dominant Force in all

Cultural Matters for 1400 years

Music Mostly Vocal Monks Boy Choirs

Great Repertoire of Chant Melodies

Terms Chant Gregorian Chant Melisma Syllabic

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The Development of Musical Notation Aid to Memory This Invention had to Specify:

Notes Rhythms Relationships between Parts

First Notated (Polyphonic) Composers Léonin Perotin

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Polyphony Melodies added to Chant Imitative Counterpoint (similar to a canon like

“Row, Row, Row Your Boat”) Unified the Compositions Characteristics of Polyphonic Texture

Comparing the Lines Usually Different Texts Sometimes Different Languages Often Difficult to Understand

Intersection of Lines Creates the Chord Concept

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The Renaissance Humanism Secularism Optimism Reform Historic Names

Michelangelo da Vinci Martin Luther Gutenberg Shakespeare

Composers Josquin des Prez Giovanni Pierluigi da

Palestrina Giovanni Gabrieli

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Choral and Vocal Music Mass

The Ordinary is often sung. Josquin and Palestrina

Motet a Cappella (Voices Only) Nonliturgical

Madrigal 4–5 Parts Chamber Music Secular Lively

Terms Choral Cantus Firmus Polychoral Homorhythmic

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Instrumental Music String Instruments

Lyre Lute Viele

Wind Instruments Recorder Shawm

Keyboard Instruments Harpsichord Clavichord

Beginning to be Notated (Preserved)

Grouped into Consorts of Similar Instruments Soprano (Recorder, etc.) Alto (Recorder, etc.) Tenor (Recorder, etc.) Bass (Recorder, etc.)

Instrumental Music Ricercar Canzona

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The Reformation Martin Luther 1517 Creates Protestantism Vernacular Services Church of England 1534 Counter Reformation of Catholic Church

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Hildegard of Bingen Nun Theologian Mystic Poet Scientific Writer Composer

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Chapter Summary What types of music might have existed

before written history? How might secular Medieval music have

been similar to prehistoric music? Notation and polyphony developed

together. Do you think one led the other? How did the printing press affect the

development of Western music?

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