Early Church Times Flashcards
Christianity became the state religion of the Roman Empire by…
the end of the 4th century.
Singing in the Early Church helped…
carry text in large spaces.
Early Church fathers shared…
Ancient Greek and Roman beliefs in music’s power.
Early Church considered instruments and dance…
pagan.
Early Christian music developed into…
plainchant (simply chant).
plainchant
monophonic music of early Christian Church for recitation of scriptural/doctrinal texts
Emperor Charlemagne (Frank) ruled from….
768-814 CE.
Emperor Charlemagne began process of…
developing notation to suppress variant chant dialects (Popes unable to manage).
Pope Gregory I (590-604) helped develop…
the Gregorian chant taught throughout Charlemagne’s Holy Roman Empire.
Melodies transmitted orally until…
the 9th century (Notation developed to standardize liturgy; Too much variation).
Chant notation uses…
neumes.
neume
early notes representing single note or groups of notes
Neumes also represent…
information about ornamentation and diction.
Earliest manuscripts in 10th century display neumes with…
no staff lines and specific pitches (non-diastematic).
Later manuscripts in 11th century display neumes with…
1+ staff lines to indicate pitches precisely (diastematic).
