Middle Ages Flashcards
Secular monophony considered similar to chant because…
words and music were inseparable.
Secular monophony was produced by…
all classes (only music from literate classes survived).
Nearly all secular monophony is in…
strophic form.
Instrumental accompaniment was suggested in…
pictures, but surviving music shows no indication.
Troubadours and Trouvères were members of…
the knightly classes (nobles).
Common themes of Troubadour/Trouvere music was…
courtly love (fin amour) expressed through chivalry code.
King Alfonso el Sabio compiled the…
420 Cantigas in honor of Virgin Mary (Treated as superhero).
King Alfonso created 420 Cantigas as means to…
assert Christian superiority over population made up of heretics, Muslims, and Jews (Bollo-Panadero text).
Secular song was less anonymous than…
plainchant (Can be tied to specific identities).
Like plainchant, secular song preserves…
important cultural ideas.
