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Medieval Music

Medieval Music. Sacred and Secular music. Sacred vs. Secular. Sacred Music used in religious services (Catholic, Protestant) Secular Music not used in religious services. Medieval Sacred Music. Holy Roman Catholic Church Creation of written music Used in the Mass (Catholic service)

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Medieval Music

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  1. Medieval Music Sacred and Secular music

  2. Sacred vs. Secular • Sacred • Music used in religious services (Catholic, Protestant) • Secular • Music not used in religious services

  3. Medieval Sacred Music • Holy Roman Catholic Church • Creation of written music • Used in the Mass (Catholic service) • Gregorian Chant • Monophonic

  4. Medieval Sacred Music • Mass • Proper • Ordinary

  5. Medieval Sacred Music • Mass Proper • Parts of the Mass whose words vary depending on the day in the church calendar • Introit: entrance music-Kyrie • Gradual: words from psalms • Alleluia: a somber chant during Lent • Offertory: a chant sung before communion • Communion

  6. Medieval Sacred Music • Mass Ordinary • Parts of the Mass with invariable words • Kyrie • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aah_ITLw3R8 • Gloria • Credo: after the sermon • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDortyyp228 • Sanctus: words are from Isaiah 6:3 • Agnus Dei: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DebCLdf_c0

  7. Characteristics of Chant Performance Practice • Responsorial: soloist alternates with the choir or congregation • Antiphonal: two halves of the choir alternate singing • Direct: no alternation

  8. Characteristics of Chant Text Arrangement • Syllabic: chants in which almost every syllable has one note • Neumatic: chants in which each syllable has from one to six notes • Melismatic: chants that include melismas (long melodic passages on a single syllable)

  9. Characteristics of Chant Participants of the Mass • Priests • Cantor • Choir

  10. Hildegard of Bingen(1098-1179) • She had visions and became famous for her prophecies. She preached throughout Germany. She wrote prose works on science and healing • Even though women (nuns) were not allowed to participate in the Mass, Hildegard wrote music for Mass and liturgical dramas. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yXJ0MDTI4Q&feature=related

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