Medieval Love Songs: Galician Literary Renaissance

Medieval Love Songs and Galician Literature

Love songs are medieval lyrical compositions where the man is the singer, addressing a woman. These songs, originating in Provence, often depict unrequited love. The lady is idealized and remains anonymous.

Types of Love Songs

  • Songs of Mastery: Complex compositions with refrains.
  • Cantigas de Chorus: Songs featuring repetition in the chorus of each couplet.
  • Cantigas de Amigo: Short, simple compositions, named for the appearance of the word “friend” in the first
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Vivaldi’s Winter & Baroque Music: Vivaldi, Pergolesi, Monteverdi, Bach

Winter (The Four Seasons) by Antonio Vivaldi

Author: Antonio Vivaldi

Country: Italy

Period: Baroque (17th century and the mid-18th century)

Musical Form: Concerto Grosso

Comment: This work is a concerto grosso, a musical form for orchestras that consists of three movements: fast-slow-fast. The orchestra is divided into two groups: a small one of three instruments (in this case, only a single violin) and another comprising the rest of the orchestra (tutti). In each movement, there is a dialogue between

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Classical and Romantic Music: Genres, Beethoven’s 9th

Classicism

Classical instrumental genres (formal structures were important as the musician’s life depended on noble or ecclesiastical courts):

  • Sonata
  • Concerto (instrument accompanied by orchestra)
  • Symphony (Orchestra)
  • String Quartet

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

Hearing

Work: Symphony No. 9

Author: Beethoven

Period: Pre-Romantic

Medium: Vocal-instrumental (symphony orchestra, mixed choir, and vocal quartet)

Form: Symphony

Features:

First movement: There are two constant themes: a dramatic one and a calm one, which

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Music’s Role in Urban Culture, TV, and Advertising

Characteristics of Urban Popular Music

Urban popular music is marked by a series of conditions that have always been present. It is influenced by technological advances, social connection, identity markers, youth culture, the business functions related to mass media, and the use of new instrumental timbres.

Music on Television

Music on TV primarily involves reinforcing the power of images in various contexts.

The Sound of Television

The relationship between the sound we hear and the image we see on the

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Medieval and Renaissance Music: Chant, Troubadours, Polyphony

Music in the Middle Ages

The Middle Ages cover the period from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (fifth century) until the fourteenth century. The organization of society was feudal. Artistically, this era saw the development of Romanesque and Gothic styles. In monasteries, the singing of the liturgy in Gregorian chant was central, representing a compilation of songs from Christian influence. In the courts, troubadours—poets and musicians—composed and sang about themes of love and war.

Gregorian

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Classical and Baroque Music: Characteristics & Genres

Classical Period Music (Late 18th C. – 1827)

The Classical period in music history covers approximately the second half of the eighteenth century until 1827, the year of Beethoven’s death.

Key Features

  • Emphasis on simplicity and clarity in both harmony and melody.
  • Fully tonal harmony, replacing the Baroque basso continuo. Harmony is based primarily on the three basic chords: tonic, dominant, and subdominant.
  • Interest focused on the main melody, which is typically orderly, regular, and structured (e.g.
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