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kyrie eleison composer: annonymous
kyrie time period: medieval, 500-600 AD
what was kyrie used for: a chant for mass, or a public service
what style is kyrie: ordinary, meaning the same words are used with different melodies, no matter who the composer
what is the pattern of kyrie: aaa, bbb, ccc
kyrie eleison, christie eleison, kyrie eleison
what is the form of kyrie: 3 part from- formal procedure
kyrie- what does mellismatic mean: 4 or more notes per syllable
what is unique about the language in kyrie?: most masses are in latin, although kyrie is in greek
who was the composer of pange lingua: st thomas aquinas
when was pange lingua written?: 13th century medieval
what is pange lingua used for?: hymn- proper, specific to a certain day in the church
what is the style of pange lingua?: it is responsorial- one person sings a phrase and others join in a phrase
what is the form of pange lingua?: strophe- or verse, there are 4 verses or stanzas. each stanza has 6 lines and are formed in pairs
what is different about the notes from kyrie and pange lingua?: pangua is syllabic- one note per syllable
kyrie is mellesmatic- 4 or more notes per syllable
what does the text of pange lingua mean?: praising the miracle of christs birth and death
who composed quan vei la laustza?: bernart de ventadorn
what is sound: vibration through air we can hear
what is frequency: the time it takes to trave;
pitch: the way we percieve frequency determined by frequency
info about polenesian music: vocal chant
2-3 pitches
1 melodic line
info about african: rhythm imp
call response singing- gospel or soul
4 catagories of primitive music: membrophones-drums with skin heads
ideophones- solid
aerophones- air column
chordophones-strings
info about n american indian: sand painting- cures
music and dance for good harvest, harmony, etc
vocal- repeated melody
where is mesopotamia and the 5 eras: modern iraq
sumerian
babylonian
assyrians
babylonian
persians
meso pyrimid to worship patron god- a giant alter: ziggurat
what is a stele: stone announcement
how did they write?: cuneiform- pictoral, symbols and sounds
what was meso music used for: religion, glorify state, entertainment
what do egyptians believe about death: life continues after death, you need your body and things
many obstacles after death
whats important to the ceremonies in egyptian and meso tombs: harp (originally a shooting bow
whats the important instrument to the greeks: lyre, (kithara is the larger version
in what year were the greeks completely conquered and reconstructed: 1200 BC; 800 BC
what is the heroic age: tales of homer passed through telling stories
what was the art like in the archeaic era of greek?: are was more realistic, but not realistic enough to emphasize details
art in the classic era of greek: perfect art, they looked somewhat realistic, but all the same and "perfect"
the mesos and the egyptians worshiped ____ gods: animal or animal/humans
the greeks worshipped ____ gods: powerful but with human like qualities
at he end of the archaeic era, ____ doubted the gods: philosophers
rational- irrational-: predictable events
unpredictable events
egyptian art is ____: stylized
the beauty of form was in the ___ era of greece: classic
more emotional and romantic art was in the ____ era of greece: hellenistic
in greece, the temples were __: elevated above the city
the high places in greece: acropolis
the standard temple of greece: parthenon
who was allowed in the parthenon: everyone. all free members of society
whats important about the cella in the parthenon of greece: anyone can enter, this is where wealth was stored
describe greek music: rational, order, harmony,
what instruments were important in greek music: lyre- noble (apollo)
kithera (apollo)
aulos (reed) exciting, disturbing- aronysus
whats dionysus: greek theater and plays
whats unique about greek plays: actors always sang, all have a chorus, chorus monophonic to represent community, all in unity to explain
monophonic: one note at a time, one melody
drone: sustained pitch
lyric poetry: greek- accompanied by a lyre,kithera, or guitar
what was plato concerned about in greek music: that its affecting the city, it affects character
the early greeks wrote in... (dev of music): ethos or modes
middle ages wrote in...(dev of music): chant, 8 modes, byzantine
1600 (dev of music): tonality, sense of key, major ,minor, modes
melody: a sense of noted arranged in succession in a rhythmic pattern
rhythmn: a regular pulse or beat within a music
harmony: a combination of notes producing chords within a piece of music
consonants: 1/8, 1/4, 1/5 - perfect
1/3, 1/6- not perfect
dissonant: 1/2 1/7
4 types of modes (old greek): porian
phrygian
lydian
mixoiydian
polyphony: 2 or more independant monophony lines sung at a same time
mode: different from the order of whole and half steps
texture: the way different music combinations are combined
who is paracles: the king of athens
parthenon: high above athens, optical illusion
athena statue in athens parthenon: gold and ivory, 40 ft tall, burned because too expensive, thedeus exiled for life
when was athens most powerful: 400s
interior to egyptian temples: mutlple layers,
walled
only priests allowed in
interior to greek temples: exterior columns
houselike structure
all people allowed in
parthenon- triangle at top: statues and symbols of athena and battle
parthenon- below triangle: relief sculpture, some only from front and sides
parthenon- frize: sculpture area- scenes of athena and battle
capitol: top pf column
doric order: simple, geometric shape
ionic order: curving, flowing
parthenon- steps: all around, represent accessability to the world
parthenon- columns: shaped like human body
greek philosophy: athens was the rise
balance between religion and reason
sacretes: asked around about truth and "why", was tried for impiety
greek music in athens: was an emphasis on harmony and proportions
who conquered the persians: alexander
what are the 3 areas of the greek empire: egypt
iraq
greece
hellenistic world: -greek dominant lang
-people werent citizens of city, but of empire
- fight for the state
-monarchy
-people not allowed to participate in public affairs
hellenistic art: romantic
entertainment- exciting and emotional
large theaters with music
how did the roman king leave: replaced by republic in 500 BC
who first attacked the romans: barbarians (gauls) and took everything
how did the romans chang eafter being first attacked: decided to attack people first
adopted latin and roman culture
30 BC rome: rise of the roman empire
whta did the romans adopt of the greeks: art, archetecture, religion
what was roman religiona: worshipped many gods
emperor was a god
when was roman pantheon built: 50-100 AD
-represents unity or romans and proportion
ampitheater: romans plays and fights (gladiators)
what was unique about the roman world: baths,
sewers and water supply
the arch
the vault
what did the romans use to build their temples: concrete
volcanic ash- light, strong, durable
when did rome become a republic: 500 BC
roman expansion: ruler of western empire
stopped losing too many battles, began taxing for the money loss
roman empire: adopted latin and roman
rich and poor desparity
destruction of jewish state
pax romana: greatest flourishing of empire
"roman peace"
paternalistic: roman- ran by husband
- if he is unpleased, wife is out
roman slavery: by being captured in warfare
roman art: much hellensitic greek art,
to glorify state, emperor, militaty conquest
portraiture: nobles, generals, emperors,
very realistic
serious, demanding, not self indulgent, serve , sacrifice
roman temples: many rectangular temples
many gods
similar to greek
roman jews: isolated themselves in palistine
fought romans in jeruselum
the became the early christian church
confronted romans
fire in rome: blamed in christians
put them in colleseum to die
constantine: saw a sign that told him to fight and he won
christian emporers: christianity became state religion- all others went to jail
christian- collesiun: banned for killing
christianity- drinking: society became sober
christianity- considered sins: anything fun or exciting
roman music before christianity: music and poetry in homes
-music in drama
-music in arena
roman music after christianity: shouldnt be pleasureable, only songs for God
st augustine: rome- if careful music is ok
- nothing exciting or secular
-no instruments
chant 600s: gregory (middle ages)
text on one pitch- psalms, readings, no meter
roman mass: celebration of the lords supper
public
teaching
roman office: diff times of the day, hours
psalms and hymns
early christian basilica: like in a ship
dome on end
rectangle
adopted from pagan gods
also a meeting place for government
art in chistian age: mosaic
little bits of colored stone
secular music: handed down by oral tradition
troubador
troubador song: courtly love song
noble woman, common man
monophonic
originated in southern france
romanesque basilica: shape of a cross
100 AD, service to saints
pilgrammage
3 doors- represnts trinity and perfection
400-500 AD: people became depressed
barbarians invade
goths: invadors of italy and spain
vandals: invadors of n africa
huns: invaded everyone
after roman was invaded in500s: people lived in country
didnt move
spoke latin
church people were safer
gallian chant: france- oral
roman chant: rome- orally
400-800 AD: dark ages
empire of charlemange: chants from rome had to be translated
promoted writing and wrote chants
copy books, build chapels
romanesque era: orally transmitted info became written
things became more positive again

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