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Medieval means? |
Middle ages |
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The middle ages is often said to be the period from the fall ______, (the capital of the western Roman empire) in ______, to the invasion and destruction of _______, (the capital of byzantine, the Easter Roman Empire by the Ottoman turks in ______. |
Rome, AD 476, Constantinople, 1453 |
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Name a city of influence on music during the middle ages. |
Florence |
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Who do we credit with codifying the chants of the organized church? |
Pope Gregory |
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Who was the monk who developed a system of solemnization to aid composition and sight singing? |
Guido d' Arezzo |
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What type of sacred music (genre) was the heart of the earliest Holy Roman Catholic Church services. Called it "intoned prayer" |
Gregorian Chant |
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Who were Leonin & Perotin |
Leonin- Credited w/composing the 1st organum Perotin- added additional lines of polyphony; Motet |
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What was the name of their church and where was it? |
Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris |
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What was the earliest polyphonic genre? |
Organum |
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When other languages were added, what was this new genre called? |
Motet |
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Was this new genre sacred or secular? |
Secular |
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What was the French word "mot" mean? |
Word |
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Our secular musical roots can be traced back to the ___________ & __________ theater? |
Greek, Roman |
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Who were the troubadours? |
Sophisticated troops of wandering well trained musicians who played secular music in sovereign city counts in the 12th & 13th century. |
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Who was Hildegard de Bingen? |
A German philosopher, writer, composer, and Benedictine abbess. Wrote texts on visions, medicine, history, and morality plays. |
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Who was Philippe De Vittry? |
French theorist, poet, and composer. Developed "ars nova" or new art |
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Who was Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)? |
Prolific poet and composer of "ars nova", wrote sacred and secular songs |
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What do the terms Ars Antiqua and Ars Nova mean? |
Old fashioned; New art |
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What is isorhythm? |
Developed in the 14th and 15th centuries it is a compositional technique that involves repetitive use of rhythmic patterns. |
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What is estampie? |
Medieval dance and musical form, it was a popular instrumental and vocal form in the 13th |
