Review Questions 1. What are the Hurrian songs? Why are they important? The Hurrian songs or hymns are a set of fragmentary relics. It was written cuneiform writing on clay tablets. An interesting fact that made Hurrian songs important is because it was the first piece of evidence that there was written musical pieces. For example, it played a large role in the lives of Mesopotamians, they used it for important life events such that as marriages and royal family births. 2. What is the Natya Shastra? Why is it important? Natty Shastra is a written discourse on the performing arts, including dance, music, stage performances, etc... The importance of Ancient Indian music was seen through Natya Shastra. The reason was because it gives detailed
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Who were troubadours? What was their music like? Troubadours were traveling poet-musicians they traveled from place to place, to sing and perform for the highest class. Their songs were monophonic and often accompanied himself with an instrument like lyre or drums. The melodies were about religious purposes. The topics of the songs were different, but love was a popular one among them. 4. What are the modes in Western music? Describe at least one mode in Western music. There are seven modes in Western music such as Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, and Locrian. The modes starts on a different step of a major scale and continues on the associated major scale. For example, the Phrygian mode in C begins on E, the third step of the C scale, and moves up the major scale and ends in E. 5. What is polyphonic music? How does it differ from monophonic music? Polyphonic music uses two or more independent melodies. for examples, it is like producing many sounds at the same time. Monophonic is different from polyphonic because it uses just one independent melody. Critical Thinking Questions 1. Why did early humans develop …show more content…
Also there is songs about religions beliefs, about love perspectives, or representing their culture and talking about how amazing or bad is their country. For example the song called "Dominicano soy" the song is dedicated to Dominican Republic and how amazing is to be from that amazing island. 4. What were the effects of musical notation on music, society, and composers? Musical notation helps in writing down music so that anyone can play the song. It allows people to learn the composition without having to heard it again. Also musical composition helps to play the music even when the composer have passed away a long time ago. Many systems used in the past to write music without having to memorize it. 5. Describe medieval music's relationship with the Catholic Church. How was the music influenced by the Church? Early medieval music was often connected with spiritual and religious activities and beliefs. The Catholic church influenced the Medieval Music by chanting and preforming by monks. The Church did not use musical instruments to accompany the singing because it was associated with paganism. This is why the church uses harmony and melody as their
Who were troubadours? What was their music like? Troubadours were traveling poet-musicians they traveled from place to place, to sing and perform for the highest class. Their songs were monophonic and often accompanied himself with an instrument like lyre or drums. The melodies were about religious purposes. The topics of the songs were different, but love was a popular one among them. 4. What are the modes in Western music? Describe at least one mode in Western music. There are seven modes in Western music such as Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, and Locrian. The modes starts on a different step of a major scale and continues on the associated major scale. For example, the Phrygian mode in C begins on E, the third step of the C scale, and moves up the major scale and ends in E. 5. What is polyphonic music? How does it differ from monophonic music? Polyphonic music uses two or more independent melodies. for examples, it is like producing many sounds at the same time. Monophonic is different from polyphonic because it uses just one independent melody. Critical Thinking Questions 1. Why did early humans develop …show more content…
Also there is songs about religions beliefs, about love perspectives, or representing their culture and talking about how amazing or bad is their country. For example the song called "Dominicano soy" the song is dedicated to Dominican Republic and how amazing is to be from that amazing island. 4. What were the effects of musical notation on music, society, and composers? Musical notation helps in writing down music so that anyone can play the song. It allows people to learn the composition without having to heard it again. Also musical composition helps to play the music even when the composer have passed away a long time ago. Many systems used in the past to write music without having to memorize it. 5. Describe medieval music's relationship with the Catholic Church. How was the music influenced by the Church? Early medieval music was often connected with spiritual and religious activities and beliefs. The Catholic church influenced the Medieval Music by chanting and preforming by monks. The Church did not use musical instruments to accompany the singing because it was associated with paganism. This is why the church uses harmony and melody as their