Medieval

Question 0

Date range?

Answer 0

5th century - 15th century

Fall of Roman Empire is when this era began

Question 1

What are the two types of song from this era?

Answer 1

Monophonic

Polyphonic

Question 2

Details of genre?

Answer 2

Most music was anonymous
Secular -sung by nuns, clerics, monks, not pro’s
Notation was limited
Instruments: loud/soft for in/outdoors

Question 3

Monophonic

Answer 3

Plainsong (chant) dominant til around 1100
Earliest music from church
Roman church wanted to standardize (roman +Gallican = Gregorian chant)
Limited pitch range

Question 4

Polyphonic

Answer 4

Multi-voiced
Music continued developing thru Renaissance
Organum -4/5’s parallel to melody began harmony and counterpoint

Question 5

Troubadours

Answer 5

Set songs to poem and sang professionally, usually love songs
French poet-musicians
Earliest repertoire that has been handed down
Notated as rows of pitches, no rhythms

Question 6

Troubadours -motets

Answer 6

“Worded”

Diff text for each line, usually 3-part