The Gregorian Chant: Sacred Music of the Medieval Era Flashcards
This was an era of war, famine, and chaos, and people were searching for security and protection
Medieval period
The Medieval period is also known as the?
Middle Ages or the Dark Ages
The form of government established during the Middle Ages
Feudal system
The feudal system is divided into 5 classes. What are those?
The King, the Bishop, the Baron, the Lord, and the peasant
In the year __________, Roman Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan to end the persecution of Christians .
313 A.D.
It spread across Europe and cost many lives in the late Middle Ages.
Black death or Bubonic plague
Medieval architecture was predominantly ________ in style , but there were also structures built in the ___________ style.
Gothic, Romanesque
It became a famous art during the Medieval period.
Illuminated manuscripts or elaborated writings
During the medieval period, ______ dominated the music scene.
Vocal music
_______ was not notated during this period.
Rhythm
Building block of the music
pitches
A group of notes that are sung on a syllable of a particular word or text.
Melisma
A smooth, even manner of musical performance
Legato
Also called the Gregorian mode, one of the eight scales in the Gregorian chant.
Church mode
Mainly used during the early part of the Middle Ages
Monophonic texture
It was developed from combining several musical lines in the middle and the latter part of the period.
Polyphonic texture
Mainly sacred vocal music
Musical genre
A form of prayer song that is purely vocal, monophonic, and intended for church use only.
Plainchant
It was initiated to establish the unity of the church.
Gregorian chant
The early form of musical notation is used to transcribe the Gregorian chant.
Neume
A Gregorian chant written in neumatic notation.
Gaudeamus Omnes
