MUSIC 9

SESSION 1 Quarter 1
Musical Elements and Performance Practice
during the Medieval, Renaissance, and
Baroque Periods
PRESENTATION 1 COVER title
LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET, CONSECTETUR ADIPISCING ELIT.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this tutorial, you are expected to:
•describe musical elements of selected vocal
and instrumental music of Medieval, Renaissance
and Baroque music
• Relates Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music to other
art forms and its history within the era;
•Performance practice of Music based on the Medieval
Period, the Renaissance period, and the Baroque Period.
-KNOWN AS MIDDLE AGES OR “DARK AGES”
THAT STARTED THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE

•MONOPHONIC/SINGLE LINE MELODIES

•PLAINCHANT ALSO CALLED (“GREGORIAN”
CHANT) IS CONSISTS OF ONE OR
UNACCOMPANIED SINGLE MELODY
•FREE METER
•MODAL
•USUALLY LATIN LITURGY
•LUTE WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST MUSIC
•USE OF NEUME NOTATION
 DDU

DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE

MEDIEVAL PERIOD, SECULAR MUSIC
WHICH WAS NOT BOUND BY CATHOLIC
TRADITIONS EMERGE. MOST OF THESE
SONGS WERE PERFORMED ACROSS
EUROPE BY GROUPS OF MUSICIAN
CALLED TROUBADOURS.
-RENAISSANCE COMES FROM THE WORD RENAITRE WHICH MEANS “REBIRTH,”
“REVIVAL,” AND “REDISCOVERY,”
-IS A PERIOD OF “ LOOKING BACK” TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF GREECE AND ROME.

•MOSTLY POLYPHONIC ( FOUR OR MORE VOICES OF

EQUAL IMPORTANCE.
•THE BIRTH OF POLYPHONIC ”GOLDEN AGE OF
POLYPHONY”.
•IMITATION AMONG VOICES IS COMMON
•MELODIC LINES MOVE IN A FLOWING MANNER
•MELODIES ARE EASIER TO PERFORM BECAUSE
THESE MOVE ALONG A SCALE WITH FEW LARGE
LEAPS
•EXPRESS IN MODERATE, BALANCED WAY, WITH NO
MASS- IS A FORM OF SACRED MUSICAL COMPOSITION
THAT SETS TEXT OF THE EUCHARISTIC LITURGY INTO
MUSIC.

Characteristic of the Mass

1.Polyphonic
2. Maybe sung acapella or with orchestral
accompaniment
3. Text may be syllabic (one note to each syllable),
neumatic (few notes to one syllable), or melismatic
VOCAL MUSIC OF THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD

FIVE NAIN SECTIONS OF MASS:

1.KYRIE “LORD HAVE MERCY”

2.GLORIA “GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST”
3.CREDO “APOSTLE’S CREED” OR “NICEAN CREED”
4.SANCTUS AND BENEDICTUS “HOLY,HOLY,” AND
BLESSED IS HE”
5.AGNUS DEI “LAMB OF GOD”
MADRIGAL- IS A SECULAR VOCAL POLYPHONIC MUSIC
COMPOSITION WHICH ORIGINATED FROM ITALY. IT WAS
WRITTEN AND EXPRESSED IN A POETIC TEXT AND SUNG DURING
COURTLY SOCIAL GATHERINGS. IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
SECULAR FORM DURING THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD.

Characteristics of Madrigal
➢ Polyphonic
➢ Sung acapella
➢ Through – composed
➢ Number of voices varies from 2 to 8 and Frequently from 3 to
6
VOCAL MUSIC OF THE RENAISSANCE
PERIOD

MOTET- IS A POLYPHONIC CHORAL WORKS

IN LATIN TEXT. IT CAN BE USED IN ANY
SERVICE OF THE CHURCHES AND USUALLY
IN ACAPELLA. SOUND SMOOTHING AND
IMITATIVE IN NATURE.
BAROQUE IS DERIVED FROM PORTUGUESE WORD
BARROCO WHICH MEANS “PEARL OF IRREGULAR
SHAPE.”
•MELODIES SOUND ELABORATE AND ORNAMENTAL
•MELODIES ARE NOT EASY TO SING OR REMEMBER
•PRIMARILY CONTRAPUNTAL TEXTURES WITH SOME
HOMOPHONY
•DYNAMIC CONTRAST – LOUD AND SOFT
•MUSIC GENRES – OPERAS, ORATORIOS, SUITES,
TOCCATAS, CONCERTO GROSSO, FUGUE
•HARPSICHORD AND ORGAN ARE COMMONLY USED
•ORCHESTRA CONSISTS OF STRINGS AND
CONTINUO
CONCERTO GROSSO, FUGUE
A. OPERA—A DRAMATIC WORK OR GENRE OF CLASSICAL
TIME
B. ORATORIO—A RELIGIOUS NARRATIVE LARGE SCALE
WORK FOR ORCHESTRA AND VOICES PERFORMED
WITHOUT COSTUME, SCENERY OR ACTION.
C. SUITE— A SET OF INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITIONS FOR
DANCE STYLE.
D. CONCERTO GROSSO—INSTRUMENTAL FROM FOR
SMALL GROUP OF SOLOIST AND FULL ORCHESTRA
E. FUGUE— CONTRAPUNTAL COMPOSITION IN WHICH A
SHORT MELODY IS INTRODUCED BY ONE PART AND
SUCCESSIVELY TAKEN UP BY OTHERS AND DEVELOPED
BY INTERWEAVING THE PART.
 RECITATION: Compare the three (3) Eras according to
their distinct characteristics (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque).

1 2
B. Monophonic Plainchant A. Imitation among voices 3 C. Operatic, Oratorical
4 C. Unaccompanied, Lute 5 A. A Capella, orchestra​ 6 B. Harpsichord, Keyboard
7 C. Single line, free 8 B. Flowing manner 9 A. Elaborate, ornamental
10 C. Monophony 11 B. Polyphony 12 A. Homophony
13 C. Soft, relaxing 14 B. No contrast, balanced 15 A. Contrasting​
16 B. Slow, free meter 17 A. Gentle flow, Moderate 18 C. Toccatas
PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

A. SACRED
B. SECULAR

1. Cantata
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 PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

A. SACRED
B. SECULAR
2. EARLY CHRISTIAN
CHANT
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 PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

A. SACRED
B. SECULAR

3. GREGORIAN CHANT
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PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

A. SACRED
B. SECULAR
4. MADRIGAL

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PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

A. SACRED
B. SECULAR
4. MOTET

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PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

A. SACRED
B. SECULAR
5. ORATORIO

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PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

A. SACRED
B. SECULAR

6. SUITE

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Performance Task
Study the Mass Song assign to your
group and sing in Acapella
incorporating 2-6 voices. Students
may also choose other sacred songs
relative on their beliefs.
Performance Task
 MUSIC 9
SESSION 2 Quarter 1
Relates Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music
to Other Art Forms;
Improvisation of Appropriate Accompaniment to
Selected Music from the Medieval, Renaissance,
and Baroque Period
 Composers from the
Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque Period
Adam de la Halle

➔ was a French-born trouvère, musician, and

poet.

➔ He is known for his uniqueness and

versatility

➔ He also explored and mastered the

monophonic composition and its more
complex form-the motet.
Adam de la Halle
He destined for the church but he
eventually married.

He is one of the oldest secular

composers.

His musical play: Jeu de Robin et

De Marion- this was considered the
earliest surviving secular French play
with music.
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina

✓ Greatest master of Roman Catholic

church music during renaissance
period -majority of his compositions
are SACRED MUSIC
nap
✓ -Organist and Choir master tap
✓ -He has two sons but lost them both
during the plague epidemic
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina

✓ Majority of his career was spent in

some various churches in Rome
including the Pope's Chapel.
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✓ He was an organist and choir master
at both Sistine Chapel and St. tap
Peter's Basilica.
THOMAS MORLEY

➔ isanother famous composer of

the Renaissance Era.
➔ He was also an organist at St.
Paul s Cathedral nap
➔ He was the most famous
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composer of secular music in
his time.
THOMAS MORLEY

1." Fire, Fire, My Heart"

2." Sing and Chant It"
3." Fantasie" nap
4." April is in My Mistress' Face"
tap
5." It was a Lover and His Lass"
Antonio Vivaldi

Born: Venice, March 4, 1678

Died: Vienna, July 28, 1741
Nickname: "The Red Priest"
Italian composer, nap
Catholic priest and a virtuoso violinist
FAMOUS PIECE: " The Four Seasons"-
(Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter)
tap
Antonio Vivaldi

✓ Recognized as one of the greatest

baroque composers, his influence
during his lifetime was widespread over
Europe.

✓ Vivaldi is well known for his

nap
tap
instrumental compositions through
violin like concertos, operas.

✓ He entered the priesthood and was

officially called a priest during 1703.
George Friedrich Handel

Born: Germany, February 23,

1685
Died: London, April 14, 1759
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Remembered for his operas and
oratorios tap
England's favorite composer
MOST FAMOUS CREATION:
"The Messiah"
George Friedrich Handel

✓ Handel was a second son from the

second marriage of a pastor.

✓ Handel secretly taught himself to play

the harpsichord. nap
✓ at the age of 7, he gained accesstap
to a
church and started to play.Because of his
beautiful play, Duke heard him play
and insisted on giving him a formal
music education.
George Friedrich Handel

Handel became England's

favorite composer.
Handle lost both of his eyesight
nap
in 1753. When he conducted his
oratorio, "Samson". a fewtap
audience were unaware that he
had lost his eyesight.
RECITATION: Identify the following composers
and give one of their contributions in music
 MEDIEVAL PERIOD
(700 - 1400)
MOSAICS ARE
ONE OF THE
GREATEST
ACHIEVEMENTS
OF MEDIEVAL
ART.
Byzantine Monument Church
 MEDIEVAL PERIOD
(700 - 1400)

MEDIEVAL
STAINED GLASS
- 167 STAINED
GLASS
WINDOWS
Chartres Cathedral
 RENAISSANCE PERIOD
(1400 - 1600)
- MARTIN LUTHER'S
PROTESTANT
REFORMATION
- CATHOLIC CHURCH
LOST ITS GRIP ON
SOCIETY AND A
HUMANIST SPIRIT
WAS BORN
Mona Lisa
By Leonardo da Vinci
 RENAISSANCE PERIOD
(1400 - 1600)
- MARTIN LUTHER'S
PROTESTANT
REFORMATION
- CATHOLIC CHURCH
LOST ITS GRIP ON
SOCIETY AND A
HUMANIST SPIRIT
WAS BORN
St. George and the Dragon
By Raphael
 RENAISSANCE PERIOD
(1400 - 1600)
- THE SPIRIT
MANIFESTED ITSELF
IN THE PAINTING
AND SCULPTURE,
PLAY OF
SHAKESPEARE,
SACRED AND
SECULAR DANCE AND
VOCAL MUSIC OF THE
Madona and Child ERA
By Michelangelo
 BAROQUE PERIOD (1685
- 1750)
- BAROQUE ART FORMS
REFLECTED WITH
ASPECTS OF GRANDEUR,
EXPANSIVENESS,
THEATRICALITY,
ORNAMENTATION, AND
RHYTHMIC VITALITY.
- AN ERA OF ABSOLUTE
MONARCHY
- OPERA WAS PERFORMED
La lattaia (The Milkmaid)
FOR PUBLIC LAVISHLY
By Vermeer
RECITATION
Relate the different art forms from the picture to the music of
their eras according to elements and its function.
Medieval Period

- The artwork is a 2D art because

the music that time is
plainchant.

- The art work can be seen on

churches because that time
music are sacred.
RECITATION
Relate the different art forms from the picture to the music of
their eras according to elements and its function.

Renaissance Period

- During the renaissance

period musical activities
shifted from church to
courts. Arts during that time
focused on humanistic spirit
as seen in this sculpture.
RECITATION
Relate the different art forms from the picture to the music of
their eras according to elements and its function.

Baroque Period

- Baroque art forms reflected

with aspects of grandeur,
expansiveness, theatricality,
ornamentation, and rhythmic
vitality.
Musical Improvisation
To play or sing
(music)
extemporaneously,
by inventing
variations on a
melody or creating
new melodies,
rhythms, and
harmonies.
Musical Improvisation
Instructing
singers on how
to add another
melody to a
pre-existing
liturgical chant
Musical Improvisation
Singers and
instrumentalists
improvised melody
lines, and invented
music
extemporaneously
without
predetermined
plans.
Musical Improvisation
Performers
improvised
ornaments, and
basso continuous
keyboard players
improvised chord
voicings based on
figured bass
notation.
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 LEARNING TASK
Listen to any popular
Medieval, Renaissance, and
Baroque music. Study and
perform it either with any
accompaniment (can be
improvised or with musical
instrument if you have) using
the lyrics of Filipino Folk
Song assign to your group.

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