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Gladiator
-Genre: Music for Gladiators-Composer unknownAncient Romeantiquity*- recreated by modern musicologists interpretation of this music TERM 2
Puer natus
est
DEFINITION 2 -Anonymous -(Gregorian) Introit (entrance) Chant from the Ordinary of MassMedieval Sacred Music TERM 3
Ave Maria
DEFINITION 3 -Josquin-Polyphonic Motet15th CenturyRenaissance* TERM 4
El Grillo
DEFINITION 4 -Josquin-homophonic choral pieceRenaissance TERM 5
Neptune
DEFINITION 5 -Music to summon the God Neptune (God of the Sea)- Composer unknownAncient Rome- God of the Seaantiquity*- recreated by modern musicologists to figure out what this kind of music would sound like
Epitaph of Seikilos
-Ancient Greek Song/epigram-Composer unknown1st Century C.E.words inscribed on gravestone found in Constantinople -now in a museum in Copenhagen. antiquity TERM 7
Choral Ode from Orestes
DEFINITION 7 -Euripides-Greek Theater music5th century c. B.C.From the tragedy of Orestesantiquity* TERM 8
Triclinium
DEFINITION 8 -Composer unknown-Dinner music*Ancient Rome antiquity- recreated by modern musicologists to figure out what this kind of music would sound like TERM 9
Quem queritis
DEFINITION 9 -Anonymous-Liturgical Drama(Musical & texture trope on Puer natus est)*Late 10th Century; boys= midwives, men=shepherds; Christmas "A Child is Born unto us" TERM 10
Gaudeamus hodie
DEFINITION 10 -Anonymous-Liturgical Drama CHRISTMAS (Another kind of troupe on Puer natus est)*F# minor
Jubilemus exultemus
-Anonymous-Florid organum (upper part fluid, bottom part steady/sustained) from the Abbey of San Martial in the Aquitaine (Southwestern France, no longer just note- against- note)1100St. Martial polyphony, COUNTERPOINTparts vary rhythmically TERM 17
Organum on Viderunt omnes
DEFINITION 17 -Leonin(us), 2v-Notre Dame style organum duplum*2nd half of the 12th centuryE flat feel, first polyphony at Notre Damebottom part- tenor, sustained TERM 18
Organum on Viedrunt omnes
DEFINITION 18 -Perotin(us), 4v-Notre Dame style organum quadruplum1198, D major feelthis and the previous one both: plainchant for choral portions, polyphony for soloist TERM 19
Viedrunt omnes
DEFINITION 19 -Anonymous-Gradual Chant from the Ordinary of the Mass, psalms TERM 20
Ave virgo
virginum
DEFINITION 20 -Anonymous-Conductus - rhymed, metrical, strophic Latin poems on sacred/ serious topics (metered and largely homophonic texture)Late 12th/ Early 13th centuryE major feel, Poem for praise of Virgin Mary
Can vei la lauzeta mover
-Bernart da Ventadorn-Troubador song (Canso- strophic song about love)Secular, F# minor feel; written in Milan and Paris manuscript1170-80 "Ventadorn the trabador* TERM 22
Se la face ay pale
DEFINITION 22 -Guillaume Du Fay-Ballade*15th Century polyphonic chanson; non-imitative polyphonyCancus Firmus- mass; 1430's TERM 23
De ma dame/ Dieus, Coument/Omnes
DEFINITION 23 -Adam de la Halle*13th century polytextual motet (polytextual; nonimitative polyphony) TERM 24
Cum statua/ Hugo, Hugo/ Magister invidie
DEFINITION 24 -Phillippe de Vitry-14th Century Ars Nova isorhythmic motet (polytextual; non-imitative polyphony; double leading tone cadences) TERM 25
Qualm pulchra es
DEFINITION 25 -John Dunstable-15th century English cantilena motet (Single text; homophonic texture)
Gloria from Missa da Notre
Dame
-Guillaume de Machaut-Ars Nova polyphonic Massnon- isorhythmic & largely homophonicdouble-leading tone cadences*canctus firmus is monophonic TERM 32
Gloria from Missa Se la face ay pale
DEFINITION 32 -Guillaume Dufay-15th century Tenor MassCanctus Firmus is monophonic & confined to tenor voiceisorhythmic/nonimitative polyphony TERM 33
Gloria from Missa Pange lingua
DEFINITION 33 -Josquin Dezprez-15th Century Paraphrase MassCanctus firmus is monophonic/ is placed in all voicesimitative polyphony*E Flat Major feel TERM 34
Credo from Pope Marcellus
Mass
DEFINITION 34 -Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina-"Free" mass *homophonic texture & imitative polyphony; NO CANCTUS FIRMUS TERM 35
Agnus dei from Pope Marcellus
Mass
DEFINITION 35 -Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina-"Free" mass *homophonic texture & imitative polyphony; NO CANCTUS FIRMUS
Kyrie from Missa O magnum mysterium
-Tomas Luis de Victoria-Imitation mass (aka parody mass)*Imitative polyphony; "canctus firmus" is polyphonic-F- B flat minor feel
