Music Appreciation I
Study Guide
Exam 2
Middle Ages: Dates __________ -___________
Important events and figures of the Middle Ages:
Important concepts in the art of the Middle Ages:
Characteristics of music of the Middle Ages
Terms
Gregorian Chant
church modes
drone
estampie
organum
ars nova
mass ordinary
Instruments
voice
psaltery
pipe
rebec
Composers
Pope Gregory I (the great)
Anonymous
Hildegard of Bingen
Guillaume de Machaut
Alleluia: Vidimus Stellam
O successores
Puis qu'en oubli sui de vous
Notre Dame Mass: Agnus Dei
Leonin and Perotin
Troubadours and Trouveres
Renaissance: Dates __________ to ___________
Important events and figures of the Renaissance:
Important concepts in the art of the Renaissance:
Characteristics of the music of the Renaissance
Terms:
word painting
a cappella
motet
mass
madrigal
Instruments:
voice
lute
shawm
recorder
Composers:
Josquin Desprez
Ave Maria... Virgo Serena
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Pope Marcellus Mass: Kyrie
Thomas Weelkes
As Vesta Was Descending
Michael Praetorius
Passamezzo and Galliard from Terpsichore
Key Concepts
Be able to trace the development of Gregorian chant through the Middle Ages, including musical
terms, changes, names, and dates.
Be able to compare the music of the Renaissance with the Music of the Middle Ages, including specific
dates, composers, pieces, and musical terms.
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