Early Music Pt3 Performers And Composers Flashcards
Many anonymous Composers were
Wondering people such as men And clergymen without a permanent residence
Many songs we have today from the middle ages are written by…
Anonymous composers
Men who could not obtain a position in the church and had to move on
Goliards
Goliards survived by
They wandered around the land composing and performing for people
Wondering performers were known in…
France and England
In England they were known as…
Jongleurs
Many The French Chansons Were performed by…
Other wondering entertainers
Jongleurs
Minstrels
Usually of the lower classes
How did composers keep secular music alive
Oral tradition
The composers from France wrote and composed in
Vernacular
Vernacular means
Mother tongue
Chanson means
Song
The Troubadour lyrics were transformed through the art of…
The german Equivalent- Minnesinger
What was transformed through the art of Minesinger in German countries?
Troubadour
Oral means
Mouth
Why did Church composers not write their name down
Text and notes were handed down from church
Musicians didn’t want to detract from the glory of God