Music and Worship pt. 1

Chant and Cantillation

Which is the closest analogue to the American

Musical?•1) Vaudeville

•2) Minstrel Shows

•3) Operetta

Which musical broke with

tradition in 1927 by taking on quite

serious social issues?•1) Oklahoma

•2) Show Boat

•3) Rent

“In paradisum”

What is music’s role in worship?

•Judaism

•Christianity

•Islam

All three sing/chant/recite sacred words.

•Medieval era, Monastic music

•9th century CE

•Plainchant or Gregorian chant

•6th c. vs. 9th c.

•St. Augustine’s dilemma

•Documentary: “Life in a Medieval Monastery”

•Liturgical

•Non-Liturgical

•Roman Catholic Church

Medieval Sacred Music

•Monophonic

•Vocal, Latin

•non-metrical

•sacred/liturgical

•mostly anonymous

Plainchant characteristics

Medieval Churches

1.The government

2.The church

3.Weber State University officials

4.Foreign Ambassadors

Medieval cultural life was dominated

by:

T/F: According to the documentary, Monks had some services in

the middle of the night•1) True

•2) False

Service/Liturgical Music

•9 services per day

•Mass most important service

•Most words of service sung, not spoken

Form follows function

syllabic

melismatic

choir

soloist(s)

Credo (syllabic)Credo in unum Deum, Patrem omnipoténtem, factórem cæli et terræ, visibílium ómnium et invisibílium;Et in unum Dóminum Iesum Christum, Fílium Dei unigénitum, et ex Patre natum ante ómnia sæcula: Deum de Deo, lumen de lúmine, Deum verum de Deo vero, génitum non factum, consubstantiálem Patri, per quem ómnia facta sunt; qui propter nos hómines et propter nostram salútem descéndit de cælis; et incarnátus est de Spíritu Sancto ex María Vírgine et homo factus est; crucifíxus étiam pro nobis sub Póntio Piláto, passus et sepúltus est; et resurréxit tértia die secúndum Scriptúras; et ascéndit in cælum, sedet ad déxteram Patris; et íterum ventúrus est cum glória iudicáre vivos et mórtuos; cuius regni non erit finis;Et in Spíritum Sanctum, Dóminum et vivificántem: qui ex Patre Filióque procédit; qui cum Patre et Fílio simul adorátur et conglorificátur; qui locútus est per Prophétas;Et unam sanctam cathólicam et apostólicam Ecclésiam.Confíteor unum baptísma in remissiónem peccatorum; et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum et vitam ventúri sæculi. Amen.

Kyrie (melismatic)

Kyrie eleison

Christe eleison

Kyrie eleison

•“Caro mea” (on MML website)

Most Medieval church music was:

1.Polyphonic

2.Monophonic

3.Homophonic

Non-service Music

•Morality Plays

Morality Plays

•Good vs. Evil

•Innocent figure

•Evil characters once good

•As part of service or not

Hildegard von Bingen

Play of Virtues

Hildegard von Bingen

• 1098-1179

•Noble-born Nun

•Revelations

• Prolific author and composer

Hildegard wrote music for:

1.Wide publication, to make money

2.Herself to perform and play on guitar

3.Her convent, as an ancillary to worship services

Play of Virtues

•Disputes btw Satan and 16 Virtues

•Charity, Humility, Obedience, etc.

•Trying to win over an innocent soul

•Satan does not sing!

Que es, aut unde venis? Tu amplexata es me, et ego foras eduxi te.Sed nunc in reversione tua confundis me;Ego autem pugna mea diciam te!Ego omnes vias meas malas esse cognovi et ideo fugi a te; modo autem, o illusor pugno contra te. Inde tu, o regina Humilitas, tuo medicamine adiuva me.O Victoria, que istum in celo superasti,curre cum militibus tuuis, et omnes ligate diabolum hunc.O fortissimi et gloriosissimi milites, venite, et adiuvate me istum fallacem vincere.

Who are you and where are you from?You have embraced me, and I have led you forth. But now, in your turning back, you confuse me;But I will hurl you down with my assault!I knew all my ways to be evil, and therefore I ran away from you; now, however, O deceiver, I fight against you. Thence, you, O Queen Humility, help me with your medicine.O Victory, who conquered that one [the Devil] in heaven, hasten with your knights, and all of you bind that Devil.O you most brave and glorious knights, come and help me to conquer that deceitful one.

Devil:

Soul:

Humility:

Victory:

O dulcissime bellatrix, in torrente fonte qui absorbuit, lupum rapacem! O gloriosa coronata, nos libenter militamus tecum contra illusorem hunc.Ligate ergo istrum, o virtutes preclare!O regina nostra, tibi parebimus et precepta tua in omnibus adimplebimus.Gaudete, o socii, quia antiquus serpens libatus est.Laus tibi Christe, rex angelorum!

O fairest warrior, who swallowed the greedy wolf in the torrent! O glorious crowned one, we willingly fight with you against that deceiver.

Bind him, then, O shining Virtues!O our queen, to you we will be obedient, and we will fulfill your precepts in all things.Rejoice, O companions, because the old serpent has been bound.Praise to you, Christ, King of the Angels!

The Virtues:

Humility:

The Virtues:

Victory:

The Virtues:

O dulcissime bellatrix, in torrente fonte qui absorbuit, lupum rapacem! O gloriosa coronata, nos libenter militamus tecum contra illusorem hunc.Ligate ergo istrum, o virtutes preclare!O regina nostra, tibi parebimus et precepta tua in omnibus adimplebimus.Gaudete, o socii, quia antiquus serpens libatus est.Laus tibi Christe, rex angelorum!

O fairest warrior, who swallowed the greedy wolf in the torrent! O glorious crowned one, we willingly fight with you against that deceiver.

Bind him, then, O shining Virtues!O our queen, to you we will be obedient, and we will fulfill your precepts in all things.Rejoice, O companions, because the old serpent has been bound.Praise to you, Christ, King of the Angels!

The Virtues:

Humility:

The Virtues:

Victory:

The Virtues: