Music History Listening Traits

1. Anonymous- Alleluia Justus ut palma from Ad organum faciendum (11th Century)

  • no rhythms

  • note against note polyphony moves to sections that are completely monophonic

2. Anonymus- A newe work (15th Century)

  • carol

  • countenance angloise influenced

  • triadic harmony

  • 2 or 3 voices

  • monophonic → polyphonic → monophonic → etc

  • female voices in recording

3. Anonymous- Epitaph of Seikilos (pre-1000)

  • monophonic

  • harp/lyre doubles the voice

  • limited range, simple

  • rhythmic notation

4. Anonymous- Jubilemus, exultemus (12th century)

  • florid organum

  • lots of notes in the tenor

5. Anonymous- La quarte estampie royal (13th century)

  • monophonic

  • music example

6. Anonymous- Mass for Christmas Day (Kyrie, Gradual, Alleluia) (pre- 1000)

  • mellismatic

  • sacred

  • solo/alternating choir in gradual and alleluia

7. Anonymous- Sumer is icumen in (13th century)

  • English

  • canon/round

8. Beatritz Comtessa de Dia- A chantar (12th century)

  • monophonic

  • sung by female soloistically

  • some degree of repetition

9. William Byrd- Variations on John come kiss me now (16th century)

  • instrumental, harpsichord

  • virtuosic

10. William Byrd- Sing joyfully unto God (16th century)

  • anthem

  • English

  • sacred

  • choral music

  • through-composed

11. John Dowland- Flow, my tears (16th century)

  • English

  • solo voice and lute

12. Guillaume Dufay- Se la face ay pale (15th century)

  • Burgundian chanson

  • 3 voices

  • treble dominated, text also here

13. Giovanni Gabrieli- Canzon septimi toni a 8 (16th century)

  • instrumental ensemble (brass, strings)

  • sectional with refrain

14. Josquin Desprez- Ave Maria… virgo serena (16th century)

  • motet

  • imitative counterpoint

15. Hildegard of Bignen- Ordo Virtutum, “In principio omnes” (12th century)

  • monophonic chorus

16. Martin Luther- Ein feste Burg (16th century)

  • choral

  • German

  • strophic congregational song

  • monophonic

17. Guillaume de Machaut- La Messe de Nostre Dame (Kyrie) (14th century)

  • polyphonic mass, plainsong

  • sacred

  • rhythm

18. Guillaume de Machaut- Rose, liz, printemps, verdure (14th century)

  • syncopated rhythm

  • chanson, rondeau

19. Luca Marenzio- Solo e pensoso (16th century)

  • Italian madrigal

  • text painting, never repeats music

  • polyphonic, 5 voices

20. Johannes Ockeghem- Missa prolationum (Kyrie) (15th century)

  • mensuration canon

21. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina- Pope Marcellus Mass (16th century)

  • freely composed

  • motet

  • long arch phrases

  • agnus dei text

  • conter reformation

22. Perotinus- Virdunt omnes (13th century)

  • tenor voice really held out

  • “minimalist music”

  • organum quadruplum

  • returns to monophonic plainchant

23. Philippe de Vitry- Cumstatua/Hugo, Hugo/Magister invidie (14th century)

  • motet

  • poly-texted (multiple texts at the same time)

24. Claudin de Sermisy- Tant que vivray (16th century)

  • Parisian chanson

  • voices move homorhythmically, simple rhythm

  • strophic

  • sounds kinda like dance music

25. Thomas of Celano- Dies irae (13th century)

  • sequence plainchant

  • repeated melody

  • monophonic

26. Thomas Weelkes- As Vesta was (16th century)

  • English

  • English madrigal

  • polyphonic choral music

  • lots of text painting

  • ending goes into “long live…”