Music Learner'S Material Grade 9 Unit 1: To The Illustrator

GRADE 9
MUSIC LEARNER’S MATERIAL

Unit 1
To the illustrator:
Using the blank map of Europe, place pictures of ALL the composers featured in EACH UNIT around the map and
put arrows pointing to the country where they come from. Maybe you can use better looking arrows and format
the composer’s pictures in an oval shape. The writers would like to show where the composers come from.
I am attaching a file of the blank map and please edit it with the corresponding name and fill it the needed area
with different colors.
Please follow the example below. (Check the pictures of the composers and their hometowns in all the units.)
Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 1

GRADE 9
Unit 1
Time allotment: 8 hours
LEARNING AREA STANDARD

The learner demonstrates an understanding of basic concepts and
processes in music and art through appreciation, analysis and performance
for his/her self-development, celebration of his/her Filipino cultural identity and
diversity, and expansion of his/her world vision.
key - stage STANDARD

The learner demonstrates understanding of salient features of music
and art of the Philippines and the world, through appreciation, analysis,
and performance, for self-development, the celebration of Filipino cultural
identity and diversity, and the expansion of one’s world vision.
grade level STANDARD

The learner demonstrates understanding of salient features of Western
music and the arts from different historical periods, through appreciation,
analysis, and performance for self-development, the celebration of Filipino
cultural identity and diversity, and the expansion of one’s world vision.
CONTENT STANDARD
The learner demonstrates understanding of the characteristic features
of the music of the medieval, the renaissance and the baroque periods.
PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner …
 Performs selected songs from the Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque periods.
 Chants
 Madrigals
 Excerpts from Oratorio
 Chorales
 Troubadour

GRADE 9
Unit 1
INTRODUCTION
The first three periods of Western Music History are classified as
Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque. Each period has its distinctive
characteristics, historical and cultural background.
A type of music from the Medieval Era is Gregorian Chant, which was
mainly used in the early Christian church.
Music during the Renaissance Period became an important leisure

activity. Members of the upper class were expected to have received musical
training. Imitative polyphony is the distinctive characteristic of Renaissance
music.
The Baroque Period is characterized by grand and elaborate

ornamentation of sculptures, theaters, arts and music. The music genres
which flourished during the Baroque Period were the Concerto, the Fugue, the
Oratorio and the Chorale.
Music evolved alongside with man’s constant quest for growth and
development.
OBJECTIVES
At the end of this module you, as a learner, are expected to:
 Listen perceptively to selected vocal and instrumental music of

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Periods.
 Explain the performance practice (setting, composition, role of
composers/performers and audience) of Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque Periods.
 Relate Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music to its historical
and cultural background through dramatization.
 Sing selections of medieval chants, troubadour songs, madrigals, and
oratorios with correct pitch, rhythm, expression and style.
 Describe musical elements of given Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque music.
 Explore other arts and media that portray Medieval, Renaissance and
Baroque elements.
 Improvise appropriate accompaniment to given Medieval and
Renaissance songs.
 Create and perform songs in Gregorian and Troubadour styles.
 Play simple melodies of a chorale and provide accompaniment.

GRADE 9
Unit 1
PRE – ASSESSMENT
To assess what you know about the music of the Medieval,

Renaissance and Baroque Periods, answer the following activities.
Part I. Guess Who?
You will need:

Pictures of different composers
Name of the composers written in strips of cardboard.
Do as Directed:
1. Divide the class into five groups.
2. Each group will take turns in trying to name each composer until all
pictures have been named.
3. Write the name of each composer below the picture.
NOTE: These pictures may be placed on the board by your teacher.

GRADE 9
Unit 1
Part II. Guess When?
Direction: Classify the items in the box according to the historical period to
which it belongs. Write the words in the column below.
Gregorian Chants Mass

Fugue Concerto Grosso
Troubadour Music Oratorio
Madrigal Chorale
MEDIEVAL PERIOD RENAISSANCE PERIOD BAROQUE PERIOD
Music is timeless. Melodies from the past can still be heard today. Tunes may be played differently in
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one thing never changes, “Music will always be part of man‟s everyday life”.
songs:
1. Canon Rock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jau8gMtapQo

Last viewed November 7, 2013
2. Canon in D by Pachelbel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1kGJoGVpOs
 Look for other songs which were originally composed during the
Medieval, Renaissance or Baroque periods that have been revived
today. They may have been used as background music for
commercial, movie, ―teleserye―, and other media purposes.
REFLECTION:
1. Were you aware that some of those music were composed

centuries ago?
2. How was it used as background music?
3. Do you think they were used creatively? Was the music used
appropriately?
4. If you were one of the original composers, would you allow your
compositions to be used as they are used today? Why or Why not?

GRADE 9
Unit 1
WHAT TO KNOW
In this module, you will learn the first part of the history of Western
music. We will be discussing the characteristic features of each period,
composers, historical and cultural backgrounds.
Music of the Medieval Period (700 – 1400)

The Medieval period is also known as the Middle Ages or ―Dark Ages‖
that started with the fall of the Roman Empire. During this time, the Christian
Church influenced Europe’s culture and political affairs.
Monophonic plainchant was named after Pope Gregory I, who made
this the approved music of the Catholic Church. Pope Gregory’s action made
monophonic plainchants popular. Although it was originally transmitted orally,
scholars agreed to put it in notation to assist dissemination of chants across
Europe.
Characteristics of the Gregorian Chants:
 monophonic
 Free meter
 Modal
 Usually based on Latin liturgy
 Use of Neume notation

GRADE 9
Unit 1
The music sheet below is a notated Gregorian Chant written in Neumes:
Description: The Introit Gaudeamus Omnes, scripted in square

notation.
Date: 14 century – 15 century
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Source: wikepedia.org

GRADE 9
Unit 1
Listen to the link that features a Gregorian Chant of the Medieval Period
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK5AohCMX0U.
last viewed November 7, 2013
REFLECTION:
 After listening to the selection, were you able to identify the
characteristics of Gregorian Chants?
During the latter part of the Medieval Period, secular music which was
not bound by Catholic traditions emerged. Most of these songs were
performed across Europe by groups of musicians called Troubadours.
Troubadour Music:
 Usually monophonic
 Sometimes with improvised accompaniment
 Tells of chivalry and courtly love
 Originated in France
 Written in the French language
Famous Composer of the Medieval Period:
Adam de la Halle
France, 1237 - 1288
Adam De La Halle, Miniature in musical codex

s. XIII
Source: http//picsdigger.com/image/cfd4783
Artist: Unknown

GRADE 9
Unit 1
Adam de la Halle was also known as Adam le Bossu (Adam the

Hunchback). He was the son of a well – known citizen of Arras, Henri de la
Halle. He received his education at the Cistercian Abbey of Vaucelles, near
Cambral. Adam was destined for the church but he eventually married. His
patrons were Robert II, Count of Artois, and Charles of Anjou, brother of Louis
IX.
Adam was one of the oldest secular composers whose literary and
musical works include chansons and poetic debates. He was a trouvére, poet
and musician, whose literary and musical works include chansons and jeux-
partis (poetic debates) in the style of the trouveres, polyphonic rondel and
motets in the style of early liturgical polyphony. His musical play, ―Jeu de
Robin et Marion‖ was considered the earliest surviving secular French play
with music.
His works include:

1. Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion
2. La Chanson du roi de Sicile
Listen to the link below that features ― LeJeu de Robin et Marion‖

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHoebp8Vgxs
Music of the Renaissance Period (1400 – 1600)

The term ―Renaissance‖ comes from the word ―renaitre‖ which means
“rebirth‖, ―revival‖, and ―rediscovery‖. The Renaissance Period is a period of
of ―looking back‖ to the Golden Age of Greece and Rome.
The invention of printing in the 1400’s paved the way for a wide
distribution of renaissance compositions. With the emergence of the
bourgeois class, renaissance music became popular as entertainment and
activity for amateurs and the educated. Lute was the prominent instrument of
the renaissance era. The influence of the Roman Catholic Church started to
decline as the new music genre arose. Though sacred music was still of great
importance, secular music became more prominent in the renaissance period.
This era was also known as the ―golden age‖ of a capella choral music.
Other historical facts during this era is the discovery of the actual
position of earth in the solar system by Copernicus, the invention of compass
creating a wider navigation not only of the lands but also of the oceans, and
Martin Luther’s Protestant reformation.

GRADE 9
Unit 1
Characteristics of Renaissance Music:

 Mostly polyphonic
 Imitation among the voices is common
 Use of word painting in texts and music
 Melodic lines move in a flowing manner
 Melodies are easier to perform because these move
along a scale with a few large leaps
Vocal Music of the Renaissance Period
1. Mass – is a form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the

Eucharistic liturgy into music.
Characteristics of the Mass:

 Polyphonic
 May be sung a cappella or with orchestral accompaniment
 Text may be syllabic (one note set to each syllable), neumatic (a
few notes set to one syllable), or melismatic (many notes to one
syllable)
Five Main Sections of Mass:

1. Kyrie (Lord Have Mercy)
2. Gloria (Glory to God in the Highest)
3. Credo (I Believe in One God)
4. Sanctus and Benedictus (Holy, holy and Blessed Is He)
5. Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
Listen to the link below that features one of the main sections of the mass.
―Gloria‖ by Joasquin de Prez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaiXCG0jHB8

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GRADE 9

MUSIC LEARNER’S MATERIAL

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 1

Time allotment: 8 hours

LEARNING AREA STANDARD

key - stage STANDARD

grade level STANDARD

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 2

Music during the Renaissance Period became an important leisure

The Baroque Period is characterized by grand and elaborate

 Listen perceptively to selected vocal and instrumental music of

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 3

To assess what you know about the music of the Medieval,

Part I. Guess Who?

You will need:

NOTE: These pictures may be placed on the board by your teacher.

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 4

Part II. Guess When?

Gregorian Chants Mass

MEDIEVAL PERIOD RENAISSANCE PERIOD BAROQUE PERIOD

1. Canon Rock http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jau8gMtapQo

1. Were you aware that some of those music were composed

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 5

Music of the Medieval Period (700 – 1400)

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 6

The music sheet below is a notated Gregorian Chant written in Neumes:

Description: The Introit Gaudeamus Omnes, scripted in square

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 7

Famous Composer of the Medieval Period:

Adam De La Halle, Miniature in musical codex

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 8

Adam de la Halle was also known as Adam le Bossu (Adam the

His works include:

Listen to the link below that features ― LeJeu de Robin et Marion‖

Music of the Renaissance Period (1400 – 1600)

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 9

Characteristics of Renaissance Music:

Vocal Music of the Renaissance Period

1. Mass – is a form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the

Characteristics of the Mass:

Five Main Sections of Mass:

Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Music Page 10

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