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    The document summarizes the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. In the Medieval period, Gregorian chant was monophonic and based on Latin liturgy, while troubadour music told stories of chivalry and courtly love. In the Renaissance, masses and madrigals developed as vocal music genres. The Baroque period saw the rise of new orchestral forms like the concerto, concerto grosso, and fugue, as well as oratorios and chorales which featured religious narratives and hymnal tunes.

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    MUSIC OF THE

    MEDIEVAL,
    RENAISSANCE, AND
    BAROQUE PERIODS
    MEDIEVAL
    PERIOD
    (700-1400)
    GREGORIAN CHANT
    • monophonic
    • Free meter
    • Modal
    • Usually based on
    Latin liturgy
    • Use of Neume
    notation
    EXAMPLE OF GREGORIAN CHANT:
    • “DIES IRAE”
    –or Day of
    Wrath is a
    medieval
    Latin poem
    about the day
    of judgment.
    TROUBADOUR MUSIC
    • Usually monophonic
    • Sometimes with improvised
    accompaniment
    • Tells of chivalry and courtly love
    • Originated in France
    • Written in the French language
    RENAISSANCE
    PERIOD (1400-
    1600)
    Vocal Music of
    the Renaissance
    Period
    1. Mass– is a form of sacred musical
    composition that sets texts of the Eucharistic
    liturgy into music.
    Five Main Sections of Mass:
    1. Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy)
    2. Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest)
    3. Credo (I Believe in One God)
    4. Sanctus and Benedictus (Holy, holy and
    Blessed Is He)
    5. Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
    2. Madrigal
    • A secular vocal polyphonic music
    composition which originated from
    Italy. It is written and expressed in a
    poetic text and sung during courtly
    social gatherings.

    • ―April Is In My Mistress„ Face” by


    Thomas Morley
    MUSIC OF THE
    BAROQUE PERIOD (1685
    – 1750)
    Music
    Genres of
    Baroque
    Music
    • 1. Concerto – A form of
    orchestral music that
    employs a solo instrument
    accompanied by an
    orchestra.
    VIOLIN ORCHESTRA
    • 2. Concerto Grosso - A form of orchestral
    music during the Baroque Period wherein
    the music is between a small group of
    solo instruments called concertino and the
    whole orchestra called tutti.

    • Handel’s Concerto Grosso for two violins,


    cello, strings and basso continuo
    • Vivaldi’s Winter
    CONCERTO GROSSO
    • 3. Fugue-A contrapuntal piece,
    developed mainly by imitative
    counterpoint

    • Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D


    minor
    • 4. Oratorio – a large scale musical
    composition for orchestra and voices
    that incorporates narratives on
    religious themes. Unlike usual
    theatrical works, this is usually
    performed without the use of
    costumes, scenery, or action. It is
    usually written in the native
    language for the intended audience.
    ORATORIO
    Examples:
    a.Handel's ―Messiah,‖
    ―Samson,‖ ―Israel,‖ and
    ―Egypt‖
    b.Bach’s ―Christmas
    Oratorio‖
    c. Haydn’s ―The Creation‖
    • 5. Chorale – musical
    compositions that
    resemble a harmonized
    version of hymnal tunes of
    the Protestant Church
    during the Baroque era.

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