IB Music HL: Renaissance Era Vocab

a circle or line dance

energetic Italian or Spanish dance

for one couple

characterized by leaps and skips

stately dance

in slow duple time

popular in the 16th and 17th century

performed in elaborate clothing

small hand drums

played in pairs

an early version of the trombone

a cylindrical drum

wooden instrument with finger holes like a recorder

cup-shaped mouthpiece

nasal-sounding ancestor of the oboe

bowed string instrument

plucked-string instrument

including the rebec

soft instrument

an end-blown flute

breathy tone

loud or outdoor

category of instrument based on purpose

soft or indoor

category of instrument based on purpose

the action of adding details or features

added to instrumental dance music by both professionals and amateurs

the church organized what is viewed as the longest meeting in history

a topic within madrigals

protestant movement

extended from the 1530s into the early decades of the next century

elderly master of the Italian Madrigal

died in 1521

died around the time of major religious reforms in europe

the practice of congregational participating in the music of a church

1950s protestants argued for the simple unity of congregational singing

catholics affirmed the power of professional choirs and complex textures especially in polyphonic settings of the mass

lamb of god who takes away sin of the world

holy holy holy

the belief of one god

glory to be god on high

a prayer for mercy

dates from the early centuries of christianity as its greek attests

texts that vary according to the day

text that remains the same for every mass

daily service with two categories of prayers

where all voices move together rhythmically

a sacred work with a latin text

used in the mass and other religious services

EX: songs in phrase of the virgin mary were popular and the songs emphasize the humanistic spirit of a new age

fixed melody in one voice as the bassist

elaborate ornamentation in other voices

renaissance sacred music was called a motet and was built on this

the preexisting melody

EX: latin text from the church or religious in nature

when musical ideas are exchanged and repeated

singing without instrumental accompaniment

new way of thinking centered on human issues and the individual

two important secular dramas

arose from the union of poetry and music

making the music to directly reflect the meaning of the words

the 16th century’s most important genre of the era

a form of poetry and music that flourished at the Italian courts

features expressive text setting word painting and multiple meanings

EX: love desire humor satire and politics

notable musician: Jacques Arcadelt

EX: paintings