Medieval Period Flashcards
chronological account of the past
history
backed up by written documents
history
When is Medieval Period?
700-1400
encompasses things like visual arts, religion, language, music, and even food
culture
one of the earliest music that the world is familiar with
medieval music
pertains to the music written after the fall of the Roman empire during the Middle Ages up until about the mid-1400s when the Renaissance period begins
medieval music
the wealthy institutions that had the means to create manuscripts
church and royalty
pertained to all the music that was not sung within the contains of the church
secular music
pertains to music that was used within the realm of religion, more specifically, the Roman Catholic church
sacred music
a massive force during the medieval period
Roman Catholic Church
the usual patrons of sacred music
church and royalty
another name for chants
plain songs
one of the earliest forms of Sacred Music
chants
greatly influenced by the practice of the Jews, singing psalms in the synagogues
chants
developed in different parts of Europe, all apart from each other
chants