This Italian Monk created the 4 lines used to write music on?
Who is Guido de Arezzo?
This type of music is a sung prayer in Latin.
What is Gregorian Chant?
Flute like instrument that is used as a tool in music education today.
Traveling singers who performed in the streets.
This composer created the "ligature" which was used as a way to show rhythm.
Who is Perotin?
This is the type of music that is used for religious settings.
What is Sacred Music?
Instrument that plays a single pitch and cannot be changed. Used to help singers stay in the correct key.
What is a drone?
Music based off of poetry and is often about love.
What is Secular Music?
This female composer and Nun was one of the first women to compose music for the church. She specialized in monophonic music.
Who is Hildegard von Bingen?
This type of music is a single melody played or sung with no harmony or accompaniment.
What is Monophonic music?
A string instrument that uses a crank and a rotating cylinder.
What is the Hurdy Gurdy?
Listen to this piece: What style of music is being performed?
Polyphonic
Not much is known about this composer but he was one of the composers of the MAGNUS LIBER, a book of the chants sung by the monks.
Who is Leonin?
What is Secular Music?
Early guitar-like instrument that had 8 strings.
This Monk/Composer used his hand and the knuckles to teach chant.
Who is Guido de Arezzo?
Music with two independant melodies played or sung simultaniously.
What is Polyphonic Music?
What are "Squiggles"?
The years that begin and end the Medieval Period.
What is 500-1400?