Unit 1 Lesson 1: Medieval music

Question 1

Types of medieval music

Answer 1

1. Gregorian chant
2. Troubadour
3. Adam de la Halle

Question 2

Adam de la Halle

Answer 2

• French Poet
• Most famous and last of the french trouveres

Question 3

most important musical and literary figures

Answer 3

Trouvere

Question 4

producing many sounds simultaneously

Answer 4

polyphonic

Question 5

Single musical line, without accompaniment

Answer 5

monophonic

Question 6

Type of monophonic music

Answer 6

Gregorian chant

Question 7

Where is Troubadour music origin

Answer 7

langue d’oc of province

Question 8

love lyric

Answer 8

Troubadour

Question 9

Every liturgical text has been set in chant

Answer 9

1. Readings; prayers ‼️
2. Dialogues !!
3. Mass propers‼️
4. Mass ordinaries‼️
5. Office hymns‼️
6. Office Psalms ‼️
7. antiphons
8. Responsories !!
9. Versicles!!

Question 10

2 liturgical rites

Answer 10

1. The mass
2. The divine office

Question 11

In latin, musical style (Inspired by gregorian chant)

Answer 11

Taizé Chants

Question 12

Texts that are repeated in all masses (The mass)

Answer 12

The ordinary

Question 13

The Ordinary examples: (KGCSA)

Answer 13

• Kyrie Eleison
• Gloria in Exelsio Deo
• Creed
• Soutus and Benedictus
• Agnus Dei

Question 14

Constituted by pieces that are sung according to liturgical time (The mass)

Answer 14

The proprium

Question 15

Meeting regularly and pray at certain times of the day

Answer 15

The Divine office

Question 16

“watching in the night” midnight hour

Answer 16

Matins

Question 17

celebrated at daybreak, sun= symbol of rising from dead

Answer 17

Lauds

Question 18

3rd hour/ 9am (coming of the holy spirit)

Answer 18

Terce

Question 19

12 noon/ 6th hour, resist temptation

Answer 19

Sext

Question 20

3pm/ 9th hour, prayer of perseverance

Answer 20

None

Question 21

6pm, celebrates day’s end/ evening

Answer 21

Vespers

Question 22

Latin “To Complete”, last prayer

Answer 22

Compline

Question 23

Characteristics of Gregorian chant:

Answer 23

• Monophonic
• Free rhythm
• Chant
• Cappella
• Sung prayer

Question 24

Troubadour= ?

Answer 24

“to find” “to invent”

Question 25

songbooks where troubadour manuscripts are preserved

Answer 25

chansonniers

Question 26

*dance* song with refrain (type of troubadour music)

Answer 26

Dansa/ Balada

Question 27

love request of knight —> shepherdess (type of troubadour music)

Answer 27

Pastorela

Question 28

debate on love (type of troubadour music)

Answer 28

débat/ jeu parti

Question 29

morning song (type of troubadour music)

Answer 29

alba

Question 30

Musical works of Adam de la Halle

Answer 30

- Chansons, jeux-partis (poetic debate) - polyphonic rondels, motets

Question 31

earliest surviving secular french musical play

Answer 31

Jeu de Robin et Marion

Question 32

Total of Adam’s known works:

Answer 32

36 chansons 46 rondels de carole 14 polyphonic rondeaux 7 motets 1 virelai 1 ballette 1 dit d’armour 1 conge

Question 33

Adam’s early works (not musical)

Answer 33

- Le jeu de Adan - Le conge - Le roi de Sicile - Le jeu du perelin