Church Windows - New York Philharmonic
... one day I asked Ottorino if he had ever studied Gregorian Chant. He replied that it was something he had long wanted to do but never found the opportunity. For my part, I had studied the subject with particular enthusiasm and been given a first-class diploma a few months previously. I offered to tea ...
... one day I asked Ottorino if he had ever studied Gregorian Chant. He replied that it was something he had long wanted to do but never found the opportunity. For my part, I had studied the subject with particular enthusiasm and been given a first-class diploma a few months previously. I offered to tea ...
DBB Program #18
... In 1889, Claude Debussy, already an accomplished and innovative composer, heard Javanese gamelan music at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, and Western music was changed forever. Debussy recognized that musi ...
... In 1889, Claude Debussy, already an accomplished and innovative composer, heard Javanese gamelan music at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, and Western music was changed forever. Debussy recognized that musi ...
Medieval Composers Sacred Music Part 2
... As his name implies, he worked in Cologne, Germany, yet traveled to Paris, France enough to have done some work in the Cathedral of Notre Dame and exposed to the music there. His most famous work is the Ars cantus mensurabilis, which is a music theory and performance practice book for music of this ...
... As his name implies, he worked in Cologne, Germany, yet traveled to Paris, France enough to have done some work in the Cathedral of Notre Dame and exposed to the music there. His most famous work is the Ars cantus mensurabilis, which is a music theory and performance practice book for music of this ...
Music of Buddha, Brahma, and Allah
... SATB, guitar & percussion (also available in TTBB) Earthsongs, www.earthsongschoralmusic.com Medium “While the text of ZIKR is religious, the piece is not intended for a worship ceremony . . . This arrangement begins with the chant melody sung monophonically, alternating with other sections of the c ...
... SATB, guitar & percussion (also available in TTBB) Earthsongs, www.earthsongschoralmusic.com Medium “While the text of ZIKR is religious, the piece is not intended for a worship ceremony . . . This arrangement begins with the chant melody sung monophonically, alternating with other sections of the c ...
Gothic Period Music - 59-208-201-f10
... • Gothic Period Music derived from its preceding Romanesque practices • Gregorian Chant: simple, monophonic liturgical music ...
... • Gothic Period Music derived from its preceding Romanesque practices • Gregorian Chant: simple, monophonic liturgical music ...
Confirma hoc
... arranged by the time of year they were to be sung. These early examples of catalogued chant emanate from Jerusalem dating from the seventh century. They survive today translated from the original Greek and are called ladgari. In the West, where Latin was the spoken language, these types of books wer ...
... arranged by the time of year they were to be sung. These early examples of catalogued chant emanate from Jerusalem dating from the seventh century. They survive today translated from the original Greek and are called ladgari. In the West, where Latin was the spoken language, these types of books wer ...
Full text
... is well recognized. Architecture, the visual arts, sculpture, drama, and poetry provide examples of its use from ancient Greece to the present day. No similar persistence has been established in music. One possible reason is that what ancient Greek music has survived is of such a fragmentary nature ...
... is well recognized. Architecture, the visual arts, sculpture, drama, and poetry provide examples of its use from ancient Greece to the present day. No similar persistence has been established in music. One possible reason is that what ancient Greek music has survived is of such a fragmentary nature ...
Respighi Church Windows
... We had been married for some weeks when one day I asked Ottorino if he had ever studied Gregorian Chant. …he asked me to intone a passage from the Roman Gradual while he listened spellbound. The Maestro told me how wonderful it would be to recast those magnificent melodies in a new language of sound ...
... We had been married for some weeks when one day I asked Ottorino if he had ever studied Gregorian Chant. …he asked me to intone a passage from the Roman Gradual while he listened spellbound. The Maestro told me how wonderful it would be to recast those magnificent melodies in a new language of sound ...
The_Renaissance_Era
... • Polyphonic Music included: – Movements of the Mass – Motets – Hymns • All of the music was in a Vocal setting, and almost ...
... • Polyphonic Music included: – Movements of the Mass – Motets – Hymns • All of the music was in a Vocal setting, and almost ...
2. Middle Ages PPT
... songs, existed during the Middle Ages. This music was not bound by the traditions of the Church, nor was it even written down for the first time until sometime after the tenth century ¡ Secular music was composed for entertainment value – to dance, or to express love ¡ In general, secular musician ...
... songs, existed during the Middle Ages. This music was not bound by the traditions of the Church, nor was it even written down for the first time until sometime after the tenth century ¡ Secular music was composed for entertainment value – to dance, or to express love ¡ In general, secular musician ...
Synthesis of Divergent Early and Twentieth
... Duruflé’s language can also be understood in traditional harmonic language, for example at the final utterance of the mass. As the voices and the organ intone the final “Agnus Dei,” Duruflé moves into D Major. While the chant in the chorus remains modally ambiguous, the addition of C-sharp to the or ...
... Duruflé’s language can also be understood in traditional harmonic language, for example at the final utterance of the mass. As the voices and the organ intone the final “Agnus Dei,” Duruflé moves into D Major. While the chant in the chorus remains modally ambiguous, the addition of C-sharp to the or ...
View content and liner notes,
... continued to be inspired by religious texts, and nearly every composer used the text of the Mass as a vehicle for his creative genius; however, these masterpieces found their way more often into the concert hall than the church. Composed with elaborate instrumentation and extremely challenging vocal ...
... continued to be inspired by religious texts, and nearly every composer used the text of the Mass as a vehicle for his creative genius; however, these masterpieces found their way more often into the concert hall than the church. Composed with elaborate instrumentation and extremely challenging vocal ...
Just Ancient Loops Program Notes by the composer, Michael
... Program Notes by the composer, Michael Harrison Just Ancient Loops was composed for Maya Beiser and dedicated to her. The work can be described as an “Orchestra of Cellos,” as it gradually builds up to a climax of 22 independent pre-recorded cello parts. It is the sequel to my 75-minute work for re- ...
... Program Notes by the composer, Michael Harrison Just Ancient Loops was composed for Maya Beiser and dedicated to her. The work can be described as an “Orchestra of Cellos,” as it gradually builds up to a climax of 22 independent pre-recorded cello parts. It is the sequel to my 75-minute work for re- ...
The Influence of Gregorian Chant on Morten Lauridsen`s O Magnum
... them in different voice parts. Lauridsen then ends the piece on an authentic cadence, indicative of finality in multiple-voice part writing, and much of the motion in the individual lines is typical of the plainchant style, where the notes center around the final tone. Given its modern influence, ho ...
... them in different voice parts. Lauridsen then ends the piece on an authentic cadence, indicative of finality in multiple-voice part writing, and much of the motion in the individual lines is typical of the plainchant style, where the notes center around the final tone. Given its modern influence, ho ...
gregorian chant as a compositional element
... The 20th century was unique in that advancements in all things technological were occurring at an unprecedented rate. Think of it in these terms. My father lived from 1914 until 2004 and in his lifetime he saw the evolution of the automobile, air travel, space travel, widespread use of electricity, ...
... The 20th century was unique in that advancements in all things technological were occurring at an unprecedented rate. Think of it in these terms. My father lived from 1914 until 2004 and in his lifetime he saw the evolution of the automobile, air travel, space travel, widespread use of electricity, ...
Medieval Terms
... rhythmically together in note-against-note "discant" style. Estampie: A "stomping" Medieval instrumental dance that is usually monophonic. Lai: A lyrical narrative sung poem from the 1200s/1300s that usually deals with tales of adventure and romance. Madrigal: In the late Middle Ages, this term refe ...
... rhythmically together in note-against-note "discant" style. Estampie: A "stomping" Medieval instrumental dance that is usually monophonic. Lai: A lyrical narrative sung poem from the 1200s/1300s that usually deals with tales of adventure and romance. Madrigal: In the late Middle Ages, this term refe ...
The Middle Ages - NWHS Fine Arts Department
... Some texts of the mass remained the same from day to day throughout most of the church year, whereas other texts were meant only for particular feasts, such as Christmas, Epiphany, or Easter. ...
... Some texts of the mass remained the same from day to day throughout most of the church year, whereas other texts were meant only for particular feasts, such as Christmas, Epiphany, or Easter. ...
Medieval music - WordPress.com
... system of notation in which differently shaped notes have entirely different rhythmic values. This is a striking change from the earlier system of de Garlandia. Whereas before the length of the individual note could only be gathered from the mode itself, this new inverted relationship made the mode ...
... system of notation in which differently shaped notes have entirely different rhythmic values. This is a striking change from the earlier system of de Garlandia. Whereas before the length of the individual note could only be gathered from the mode itself, this new inverted relationship made the mode ...
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Compositional trajectories [Medieval music]
... melodies lying above the final and those lying around the final as authentic and plagal, respectively). In their early tonaries, which were books listing chants by musical characteristics, the Franks then went another step, further subdividing chant groups by a third powerful marker, the initial mel ...
... melodies lying above the final and those lying around the final as authentic and plagal, respectively). In their early tonaries, which were books listing chants by musical characteristics, the Franks then went another step, further subdividing chant groups by a third powerful marker, the initial mel ...
Listening Guide for MUSC 2133
... Note the light texture (one voice per part), text having to do with pastoral scene (shepherds and shepherdesses, love) the light rapidly moving vocal lines, use of hocket and tone painting. John Farmer uses clever word painting. For example, in the opening line "Fair Phyllis I Saw All Alone", Farmer ...
... Note the light texture (one voice per part), text having to do with pastoral scene (shepherds and shepherdesses, love) the light rapidly moving vocal lines, use of hocket and tone painting. John Farmer uses clever word painting. For example, in the opening line "Fair Phyllis I Saw All Alone", Farmer ...
Test Review - Music Appreciation
... melismatic – more than 6/many notes per syllable of text Latin No wide leaps in pitch Catholic worship services – Offices – worship services that occur many times every day ...
... melismatic – more than 6/many notes per syllable of text Latin No wide leaps in pitch Catholic worship services – Offices – worship services that occur many times every day ...
Renaissance Music Timeline
... 1450-‐1550 – Composers continue to expand on polyphony with the “cantus firmus”. The cantus firmus was a chant melody upon which supporting harmonies were added. Rules began to evolve as to which ...
... 1450-‐1550 – Composers continue to expand on polyphony with the “cantus firmus”. The cantus firmus was a chant melody upon which supporting harmonies were added. Rules began to evolve as to which ...
African Music Vol 1 no 3(Seb)
... syllables, but on tone patterns, an idea strange to European poetic forms. All these attempts have tried to force the Yoruba language into a foreign mould. A more natural form of adaptation has been made by some native Christian churches such as Aladura, in which much use is made of handclapping and ...
... syllables, but on tone patterns, an idea strange to European poetic forms. All these attempts have tried to force the Yoruba language into a foreign mould. A more natural form of adaptation has been made by some native Christian churches such as Aladura, in which much use is made of handclapping and ...
Read an Excerpt - Paraclete Press
... to its expressive, ancient form. In 1903 Pope Pius X authorized the monks of Solesmes to prepare editions of chant for the Mass of the entire Roman Catholic Church, and during the next sixty years, the “Solesmes Method” of chant was taught throughout Europe and North America. Even as scholars debate ...
... to its expressive, ancient form. In 1903 Pope Pius X authorized the monks of Solesmes to prepare editions of chant for the Mass of the entire Roman Catholic Church, and during the next sixty years, the “Solesmes Method” of chant was taught throughout Europe and North America. Even as scholars debate ...
Tonary
A tonary is a liturgical book in the Western Christian Church containing various chant incipits which is organized according to the eight psalm tones of Gregorian chant. It may include antiphons and responsories from the Mass and Offices. Although they can be standalone works, they were frequently used as an appendix to other liturgical books, like antiphonaries, graduals, tropers, prosers, but also included in collections of musical treatises.