Quiz 6 Flashcards
What are the four basic elements of music?
Rythm Melody Harmony Timbre
Which purpose did Music serve in the early times of the Christian church?
a( reason&the word of God b) Individual pleasure?
a) reason & the word of God
From what were many of the Gregorian melodies adapted?
Jewish chants
Underline the worlds in the following phrase that would be considered a trope: “Lord, omnipotent Father, God, creator of all, have mercy on us?
Omnipotent Father, God, Creator of all
On what classical principles were the abbey churches designed?
symmetry and order
What attracted people to the abbey churches from far away?
The Holy Relics
What type of arches typify Romansque architecture?
Round arches
T/F: The grotesque imagery that decorated the Romanesque churches was offensive to the common people?
False
T/F: the Gothic cathedral marks a shift of intellectual life from monastery to the town?
true
To whom were most of the prominent churches dedicated?
The virgin Mary
What became the four fundamental ingredients combined in the Gothic design?
Pointed Arches Rib Vaults Stained Glass Flying Butresses
Compared to the sculpture at Autun, in what direction was medieval sculpture moving?
Heightened realism
What type of symbolism was important throughout medieval times and especially embraced by Abbot Suger?
Light
What color is the background of most medieval painting (e.g. Cimabue)?
Gold
In Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo virtutum, why are the Devil’s words not sung?
evil didn’t know music’s harmony and order
