Middles Ages and Renaissance: Exam 2 Flashcards
Our musical traditions can be traced back to the ancient civilizations of _____.
Greece and Rome
The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the ________.
chanson
Leonin was:
An early composer of organum
______ was the location of the first school of polyphony, known as organum.
Norte Dame in Paris
The french style of the _______ was concerned with refining music and art.
Ars Nova
The Roman Catholic Mass was set in two parts, one called the Proper, which changed from day to day, and the _______ which was the same every day.
Ordinary
_______ is the leading composer of the Ars Nova.
Machaut
Early instruments were divided into two different categories, ______ and ______.
loud; soft
Which was not a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and trouveres?
The piety of the Virgin Mary
The early music of the Christian Church was influenced by ________ music.
Hebrew
The texture of Gregorian Chant can best be described as:
Monoponic
Which of the following describes the activities of Hildegard of Bingen?
She was one of the first important women composers.
She founded her own convent in Germany.
She gave advice to popes, kings, and priests.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
Dance music in the Middle Ages was often:
Improvised
The troubadours and trouveres often accompanied themselves on the _________ a guitar-like instrument of Middle-Eastern origin.
lute
