Pitch
(frequency) the rate of sound
Dynamics
The amplitude of the wave (the amount of energy it contains)
Timbre
The quality of sound, defined by the number of overtones in the sound.
Meter
A strong/weak pattern repeated over and over again
Tempo
The speed of the music; the rates at which regular beats of the meter follow another
Melody
An organized series of pitches
Harmony
Using chords to accompany a melody
Aerophones
Sound is creating by air being blown through an instrument

piccolo
flute
oboe
clarinet
bassoon
trumpet
french horn
trombone
tuba
Chordophones
sound is created by a vibrating string

piano
harp
violin
viola
cello
double bass

Idiophones/Membranophones
Idiophone creates music by itself, membraphone by a vibrating membrane
percussion
Monophony
one melodic line
Homophony
one melodic line with accompaniant
Polyphony
more than one melodic line with accompaniant
Medieval Period
400-1400
Renaissance
1400-1600
Baroque
1600-1750
Classical
1750-1800
Romantic
1800-1910
Modern
1910 +
Mass
The Ordinary + The Proper
The Ordinary
Kyrie – Lord have mercy/Christ has mercy
Gloria – Glory to go in the highest
Credo – Creed (I believe in)
Sanctus: Holy, holy, holy
Agnus Dei: Lamb of God who takes away sing
The Proper
Introit
Gradual
Alleluia/Tract
Sequence
Offertory
Communion
Divine Office
Eight services, all 150 psalms + antiphons (bridge music between psalms)

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Martins
Laubs
Prime
Terce
Sext
None
Vespers
Compline

Columba aspexit
Hildegard of Bingen
12th century, monophony

*Woman singing with drone underneath*
La Dousa Votz
Troubadour song

Bernart de Ventadorn
12th century, homophony
*man singing with guitar-like accompaniment*
Alleluia:Diffusa est gratia
Perotin
13th century, organum (polyphony)
*starts with men singing “Alleluia” with the counterpoint coming in later*
When I am Laid
From “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell
17th century, homophony
*woman singing “when I am laid”..with simple, slow accomp*
La giustizia
From “Julius Caesar” by G.F. Handel
18th century, homophony
*opens with strings and harpsichord, first words the woman sings are “La giustizia”. Characterzied by melismas*
La ci darem la Mano
From “Don Giovanni” by W.A. Mozart
18th century, homophony
*sung by a man first, when the woman coming in later*
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Britten
20th century
our only orchestra piece, polyphony
Four medieval modes
Dorian (starts on D)
Phyrigan (starts on E)
Lydian (starts on F)
Mixyolydian (starts on G)Also the plagal modes, each starting a 4th below the each of the four original tonics
For example:
HYPOdorian starts on A
Liturgy
Rite or body of rites for public worship – used expressly for church services
Pythagoras
discovered that music can be measured/is a function of ratios
foundation for our concept of consonant and dissonant intervals
tonoi
particular intervallic/melodic patterns named after geographic locations and associated with their indigenous ethnic groups

Known now as the modes

Doctrine of ethos
Aristotle/Plato, this doctrine implies that music has the power to effect its listeners. For example, if one listened to a certain tonos (music associated with a certain group of people/characteristics), one could be influenced by such characteristics
Trivium
Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic

principles of expression and persuasion

Quadrivium
Arithmatic, Geometry, Astronomy, Music

principles of measurement, governing the nature/human nature

Hildegard of Bingen
*1098-1179
*was an Abbess
*Woman composer in the middle ages
*wrote on medicine and natural history
*”Ordo Virtutum” – major work
Notre Dame
*beginning of Notre Dame school -> notated music
Organum
*approx. 1000
*evolved out of plainchant
*is plainchant with counterpoint melody
plainchant
*was modal
*nonmetrical
*free rhythm with focus on text rather than music
Florentine Camerata
* 1570-1578

A group of noblemen who wanted to act out the original style of Greek Drama
Intermedi: one act operas, usually performed in the intermissions of other dramas

commedia dell’arte
*16th century
*traveling troupe that went around performing moral plays in the vernacular
*social commentary
*stock set of characters
for example: lovers, military hero, old man, saucy maid, sad clown, etc.
Three Basic Elements of Opera
Overture: Introductory orchestral music that played a variety of roles depending on when the opera was written
Aria: Extended solo for male/female soloist; focus on voice
Recitative: text-focused, with minimal accomp. – the “dialoge”
Italian Opera
opera seria
vocal fireworks
castrati
Da Capo Aria: A/B/A’ with embellishments
French Opera
tragedie lyrique
DRAMA
created in/revolved around French Court
virture plays
French Overture: Dotted rhythms