music for listening

Allelulia

genre- plain chant

from the mass proper

in praise of the virgin mary

monophonic texture

German Nun- lived 1098-1179

Guade Maria

Organum- 3 voices

written in 13th century

In praise of the Virgin mary

Kalenda Maya

(The First of may)

estampie- troubadour dance song

AA BB CC form- repeated sections

Ave Maria (1480’s)

4 voice motet in Latin

a chant to virgin mary

in a rhymed poem

acapella- homorhythm

Pope Marcellus Mass- Gloria – 1567

6 Voices- for the ordinary

acapella and monphonic

three dances- written 1551

Ronde Dance

In duble meter

binary form-2 sections AABB

Ecco Mormorar L’onde

(here, now, the waves murmur)

published 1590

Italian madrigal 5 voices

14 lines rhyming

Purcell

Dido & Aeneas Aria for Opera

written for an all girls school

1689- about the Aeneid

Baroque Era

Cantata No. 80

written 1715/1744

For the feast of the Reformation

8 movements

Baroque Era

Messiah

written 1742

Oratorio

Baroque Era

"rejoice Greatly"

spring- 4 seasons written 1725

concerto for solo violin

based on italian sonnet

3 movements in each part

eine kleine nachtmusik ( a little night music)

1787

string quartet or chamber orchestra

from classical era

Symphony no. 94

1792

orchestra in g major

classical era

Water Music

suite in D major

1717

dance suite

orchestra

baroque era

written for thames river- overture

Beethoven

symphony no. 5 in C minor

1807

first movement

very fast beginning DUN DUN DUN DUN

afternoon of a faun

1894

symphonic poem

free ternary

very soft relaxing music ABA

Copland

billy the kid- ballet

1938

written for a ballet

performed by orchestra