MUSIC * ARTS Flashcards
also known as the Middle Ages or the Dark Ages
Medieval period
a form of government established during the Middle Ages
feudal system
spread across Europe and cost many lives
Black Death/Bubonic Plague
a group of notes that are sung on a syllable of a particular word or text
Melisma
smooth, even manner of musical performance
⦁ Legato
also called a Gregorian mode
church mode
was mainly used during the early part of the Middle Ages
Monophonic texture
such as organum and motets, was developed by combining several music lines
Polyphonic texture
was mainly sacred vocal music such as plainchant, conductus, masses, and motets
Musical genre
distinctive forms that marked the period
plainsong
Stone Age
Paleolithic period
⦁ Lower Paleolithic
⦁ Middle Paleolithic
⦁ Upper Paleolithic
to establish the unity of the church
Gregorian chant
which ended with the spread of agriculture
Mesolithic period
FOUR BASIC TYPES OF PALEOLITHIC ART:
⦁ Petroglyphs
⦁ Prehistoric sculpture
⦁ Pictographs
⦁ Megalithic art
came from the Greek word _____, which means “stone”, and _______ which means to carve
Petroglyphs
