
Medieval and Renaissance Choral Masterpieces - Composers and Genres
Explore a journey through Medieval and Renaissance choral music with revered composers like Hildegard von Bingen, Perotin, Guillaume de Machaut, and more. Discover the genres of chant, organum, motet, and oratorio in this rich tapestry of sacred compositions.
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Title: Ordo virtutum Composer: Hildegard von Bingen (1098 1179) Period: Medieval (800-1400) Genre: Chant Vocab: monophonic-single line melody
Title: Viderunt Omnes Composer: Perotin (early 13thCentury) Period: Medieval (800-1400) Genre: Organum Vocab: polyphonic- two or more melodies occurring simultaneously that harmonize with each other
Choral Listening Title: Agnus Dei from Notre Dame Mass Composer: Guillaume de Machaut (1300 1377) Period: Medieval (800-1400) Genre: Mass Movement
Choral Listening Title: Agnus Dei from Pope Marcellus Mass Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina (1525 1594) Period: Renaissance (1400-1600) Genre: Mass Movement
Choral Listening Title: Sanctus from Requiem Composer: Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548 1611) Period: Renaissance (1400-1600) Genre: Requiem Mass Movement Vocab: Requiem-mass for the dead
Choral Listening Title: O Magnum Mysterium Composer: Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548 1611) Period: Renaissance (1400-1600) Genre: Motet Vocab: Motet-sacred composition, usually in Latin and 4-8 parts
Choral Listening Title: Si ch io vorrei morire Composer: Claudio Monteverdi (1567 1643) Period: Renaissance (1400-1600) Genre: Madrigal Vocab: Madrigal-a secular composition, usually in 4-6 parts in the language of the country of composition
Choral Listening Title: Gloria from Gloria Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678 1741) Period: Baroque (1600-1750) Genre: Oratorio
Choral Listening Title: Hallelujah from Messiah Composer: G. F. Handel (1685 1759) Period: Baroque (1600-1750) Genre: Oratorio Vocab: Oratorio-A major sacred work with choir, orchestra, and soloists, though no costumes or staging
Choral Listening Title: Jesu bleibet meine Freude Composer: J. S. Bach (1685 1750) Period: Baroque (1600-1750) Genre: Cantata Vocab: Cantata-A sacred musical drama with chorus, orchestra, and soloists
Choral Listening Title: Osanna from Mass in Bm Composer: J. S. Bach (1685 1750) Period: Baroque (1600-1750) Genre: Mass/Oratorio
Choral Listening Title: Vollendet ist das grosse werk from The Creation Composer: F. J. Haydn (1732 1809) Period: Classical (1750-1820) Genre: Oratorio
Choral Listening Title: Ave Verum Corpus Composer: W. A. Mozart (1750 1791) Period: Classical (1750-1820) Genre: Motet
Choral Listening Title: Lacrymosa from Requiem Composer: W. A. Mozart (1750 1791) Period: Classical (1750-1820) Genre: Requiem Mass Movement
Choral Listening Title: Hallelujah from Christ on the Mount of Olives Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827) Period: Classlcal (1750-1820) Genre: Oratorio
Choral Listening Title: Dies Irae from Requiem Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813 1901) Period: Romantic (1820-1900) Genre: Requiem Mass Movement
Choral Listening Title: Am Donaustrande & Nein, es ist nicht auszukommen from Liebesliederwalzer Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 1897) Period: Romantic (1820-1900) Genre: Choral composition
Choral Listening Title: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen from Ein deutsches Requiem) Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 1897) Period: Romantic (1820-1900) Genre: Requiem Mass Movement Requiem (German
Choral Listening Title: Cantique de Jean Racine Composer: Gabriel Faure (1845 1924) Period: Modern (1900-) Genre: Choral composition
Choral Listening Title: Chorus Mysticus from Symphony #8 Composer: Gustav Mahler (1860 1911) Period: Modern (1900-) Genre: Choral Symphony
Choral Listening Title: Dieu, qu il la fait bon regarder Composer: Claude Debussy (1862 1918) Period: Modern (1900-) Genre: Choral Composition
Choral Listening Title: Bogoroditse Devo from Vespers Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873- 1943) Period: Modern (1900-) Genre: Choral composition
Choral Listening Title: O Fortuna from Carmina Burana Composer: Carl Orff (1895 1982) Period: Modern (1900-) Genre: Cantata
Choral Listening Title: Ubi Caritas Composer: Maurice Durufle (1902 1986) Period: Modern (1900-) Genre: Motet
Choral Listening Title: Dies Irae from War Requiem Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913 1976) Period: Modern (1900-) Genre: Requiem Mass Movement
Choral Listening Title: O Magnum Mysterium Composer: Morten Lauridsen (1943 - ) Period: Modern (1900-) Genre: Motet
Choral Listening Title: Water Night Composer: Eric Whitacre (1970 - ) Period: Modern (1900-) Genre: Choral Composition