Define Imitative Polyphony

melodic parts sing or play the same melody at various time intervals

2 or more pitches sounding simultaneously

1350's secular music-poly phonic -isorythmic

one melody is predominant and all other things are perceived as accompiant

what did pythagoras discover

that simpler mathematical relations btwn notes makes most blended sounds.

when two or more notes are played simultaneously

tune you can hum to and any succession of notes

What did pythagoras theorists create to take pythagoras findings to the next level?

The built notes called triads which is the same system that we use today

number of melodies and the relationship between them

Thomas Weelkes: (1576-1623) sounds...

not too bad. more like church music but not ominous

discrete sound with fundamental frequency and a timbre.

texture in which two or more meldoies are occuring at the same time

Guillaume de Machaut: (1300-1377) sounds...

very old not even good old. its the 1300s-not like some typa church music

What was the protestant reformation?

awareness that the catholic church was corrupt. led by martin luther

Define non-imitative polophony

multiple melodies play but each melody does not play the same thing.

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Created “As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending” in 1601.
Thomas Weelkes
Guillaume de Machaut:
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Weelkes is all Latin
False
True
3
Greenburgs def. of classical time period
1500-1600
1600-1650
1300-1350
1750-1800
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Define Imitative Polyphony
notated pitch with duration
multiple melodies play but each melody doesnt play the same thing.
melodic parts sing or play the same melody at various time intervals
one melody is predominant and all other melodic material is accompiant
5
Define timbre
sounds in time-the intensification and crystallization of vibrations
how it sounds/tone color
a notated pitch with durations
texture in which two or more melodies are happening at the same time
6
Whos music sounds very old and creepy and is secular, isorhythmic, and florid organum
weelkes
machuet
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Machuet is all latin in his songs
True
False
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Define Harmony
tune you can hum to and any succession of notes
2 or more pitches sounding simultaneously
multiple melodies play but each melody does not play the same thing
discrete sound with fundamental frequency and a timbre.
9
What is plainchant
1350's secular music-poly phonic -isorythmic
similar to thomas weelkes music pieces
10
Define Homophony
multiple melodies play but each melody does not play the same thing
one melody is predominant and all other things are perceived as accompiant
sounds in time-intensification of vibrations
notated pitch with duarations
11
what did pythagoras discover
The built notes called tridads which is the same system that we use today
that simpler mathematical relations btwn notes makes most blended sounds.
12
Define Chord
number of melodies and the relationship between them
melodic parts sing or play the same melody at various time intervals.
when two or more notes are played simultaneously
number of melodies and the relationship between them
13
Define Melody
notated pitch with duration
tune you can hum to and any succession of notes
when two or more notes are played simultaneously
number of melodies and the relationship between them
14
Guillaume de Machaut 's music is secular music, polyphonic, isorhythmic structure.(ALL LATIN)
True
False
15
What did pythagoras theorists create to take pythagoras findings to the next level?
The 18 year meeting called council of trent
The built notes called triads which is the same system that we use today
16
Thomas weelkes has both latin and english in his pieces (associate him with madrigals)
True
False
17
The 18 year meeting called council of trent made strict guidelines about church music. composers struggled to make music
False
True
18
Define Texture
number of melodies and the relationship between them
2 or more pithces sounding simultaniously
tune you can hum to and any succession of notes
Discrete sound with fundamental frequency and a timbre.
19
Thomas Weelkes: (1576-1623) sounds...
alot more ew to it. just cant even see the appeal
not too bad. more like church music but not ominous
20
What was the protestant reformation?
stifled musicians/how music sounds so composers became boxed in
all of the answers
agreed to have the 18 yr council of trent
Martin luther led reforms due to awareness of catholic church being corrupt
21
weelkes music is from early 1600's (1601)
False
True
22
Define Note
notated pitch with duration
tine color
when two or more notes are played simultaneously
discrete sound with fundamental frequency and a timbre.
23
Define Pitch
Texture where two or more melodies happen at the same time =importance
when two or more notes are played simultaneously
tone color
discrete sound with fundamental frequency and a timbre.
24
Define Polofony
one melody is predominant and all other things are considered accompiant
The melodic parts are doing the same melody just at different times
any succession of notes
texture in which two or more meldoies are occuring at the same time
25
What and who is Madrigal associated with
all of the above
occured in 16th and early 17th century ;) ;)
a musical genre for voices that set mostly secular poetry in two epochs
associated with Thomas Weelkes
26
Machuet is associated with the 1350's
False
True
27
Guillaume de Machaut: (1300-1377) sounds...
Just kind of old. not disturbingly old
very old not even good old. its the 1300s-not like some typa church music
28
created Quant en Moy in c.a. 1350,
thomas weelkes
Guillaume de Machaut:
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What was the protestant reformation?
awareness that the catholic church was corrupt. led by martin luther
caththlic church didnt change much
composers we free to musical creativity
10 year meeting of trent
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Define non-imitative polophony
multiple melodies play but each melody does not play the same thing.
1 melody is predominant and all other melodies are perceived as accompiant
two or more melodies happen at the same time; equal importance
melodic parts sing or play the same melody at various time intervals.

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