MEDIEVAL MUSIC

Medieval music means “belonging to Middle Ages”

Middle Ages is the name given to the period from:

to:

Write below: kings, knights, church, medieval warfare, poor peasant, traders and farmers

Music was found in: (try to match...)

a. The church b. Medieval warfare c. Knights and kings d. Traders and

farmers e. Poor peasant folk

1.Music of the Crusades

2.Troubadours and trouvères

3.Minstrels 4.Plainsong 5.Gregorian chant 6.Dance music

Church music: Plainsong, it's also known as Gregorian Chant

Monophonic, singing all together the same tune

A capella (without instruments)

Anonymus composers

Free rythm, following the text

A slow and large tune

Relaxed character

They were the music writers in medieval ages...we can know now that music because of their work.

They use modal scales (the Greek also used them)

Knights and kings: secular music(from XI to XIV century)

Monophonic chant

Vocal acompannied (medieval instruments)

Lyrics: Occitan, catalan, and old french languages

The composers are called trobadors, trouvères and trobairitz. Musicians who play instruments: joglars or jogleurs

Clear rhythmEmotional character

Diferents songs types: alba, cansó, crusade song, danse or balade...

Do you know some modern troubadors, singing about love, nature and war? Bring their music to the class...and discuss about it..

Listen to these musics and try to answer the questions:

Text and listening 1:Te lucis ante terminum (Anonimous)

Text and listening 2: Christmas Mass, Offertorium: Laetentur caeli

Wich one is a syllabic chant and wich one is a melismatic one?Tick the choir entrance in every listening.

Underline the melismatic text syllabes (more than three notes per syllabe).Try to find and write the main musical characteristics (pag 4)

Text 1Te lucis ante terminum

rerum creatum poscimus,tu solita clementia.

Sis paresul et custodia.Procul recedant somniaet noctium phantasmata

Hostemque nostrum comprimene polluantur corpora.

Text 2Laetentur caeli et exultet terra

ante faciem Domini: quoniam venit,

A TROUBADOUR SONG: TANT M'ABELIS (Berenguer de Palou). Complete the right side:

The song is...

The instrumental introduction...

Wich instrument plays doubling the third A?

Wich strophes are instrumental? Wich are vocal?

Read the text translated, and listen to the music trying to follow it.

Monodic/ polyphonic Is played by all the instruments/ is

played like a dialogue between them...

Complete the structure (SEE additional sheet)