Chapter 2: Medieval Music Flashcards
Greek philosophers who had much to say about music and its relationship to other disciplines as well as its effects on moral developments.
Plato and Aristotle.
Better known for theories relating to geometry, this person delineated the relationship between numeric ratios and pitch intervals.
Pythagoras.
The Medieval period is also know as:
The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages are from __ to ____
486-1450
The primary patron of the arts during the Middle Ages was the:
Roman Catholic Church
Gregorian chant consists of:
a cappella
What sort of rhythm does Gregorian Chant have?
Free and flexible
Is Gregorian chant Secular or Sacred?
Sacred
What language is Gregorian chant performed in?
Latin
Who is Gregorian chant named for?
Pope Gregory
A well known female composer of Sacred music:
Hildegard of Bingen
The Ordinary of Mass consists of these six components:
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei
This type of notation indicated rhythm for the first time.
Mensural
Mensural notation was introduced via the innovations of these two people:
Leonin and Perotin
Leonin and Perotin were leaders of this school in this country:
Notre Dame School, France
This person was one of the leading composer-poets of the 14th century:
Guillaume de Machaut
Composer-poet’s musical style was often referred to as:
Ars Nova
Medieval secular poet-musicians in Provence (Southern France) are referred to as _________ and wrote songs about chivalry and romance.
Troubadours
Troubadours wrote many of their songs in ______ form
Strophic
Strophic can be described as:
The same melody for each verse of text.
This song is a late twelfth-century French secular composed by Beatriz of Dia.
A Chantar
A Chantar is a late twelfth-century French Secular song composed by:
Beatriz of Dia
A Chantar utilizes ______ texture. Only one note at a time.
Monophonic
